Yao Ming vs. Chris Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Morris and Yao Ming, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Yao Ming played 8 years in the NBA, 3 less than Chris Morris, who played 11. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Chris Morris had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11
Chris Morris 11 7 1988-89 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season 2002-031988-89
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 82 29.0 13.5 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.8 4.9 9.8 .498 0.0 0.0 .500 3.7 4.5 .811
Chris Morris 76 27.6 14.1 2.5 2.8 5.2 1.6 1.3 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.4 11.9 .457 0.8 2.3 .366 2.4 3.3 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season 2003-041989-90
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 82 32.8 17.5 2.4 6.6 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.5 3.3 6.5 12.5 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.4 .809
Chris Morris 80 30.6 14.8 2.4 2.9 5.3 1.8 1.6 1.0 2.3 2.7 5.6 13.3 .422 0.8 2.4 .316 2.9 4.0 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 5 37.6 15.0 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.6 4.0 6.2 13.6 .456 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.4 .765
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season 2004-051990-91
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 80 30.6 18.3 2.6 5.8 8.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.5 3.7 6.7 12.2 .552 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.2 .783
Chris Morris 79 32.3 13.2 2.7 3.9 6.6 2.8 1.7 1.2 2.1 3.1 5.2 12.2 .425 0.6 2.3 .251 2.3 3.1 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 7 31.9 21.4 3.3 4.4 7.7 0.7 0.3 2.7 2.7 4.4 7.9 12.0 .655 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 7.9 .727
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season 2005-061991-92
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 57 34.2 22.3 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 2.6 3.4 8.2 15.8 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 5.9 6.9 .853
Chris Morris 77 31.1 11.4 2.6 3.8 6.4 2.6 1.7 1.1 2.2 2.7 4.5 9.4 .477 0.3 1.4 .200 2.1 3.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 4 33.8 18.8 2.8 2.3 5.0 1.3 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.8 8.0 14.5 .552 1.0 2.5 .400 1.8 2.3 .778

Season 5
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season 2006-071992-93
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 48 33.8 25.0 2.1 7.3 9.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 3.5 3.3 8.8 17.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 8.6 .862
Chris Morris 77 29.9 14.1 2.9 2.9 5.9 1.4 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.2 5.7 11.8 .481 0.2 1.0 .224 2.6 3.2 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 7 37.1 25.1 3.3 7.0 10.3 0.9 0.1 0.7 4.7 3.9 7.9 17.9 .440 0.0 0.0 - 9.4 10.7 .880
Chris Morris 5 32.6 17.0 2.6 3.8 6.4 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.6 6.8 12.2 .557 1.2 3.2 .375 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 6
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season 2007-081993-94
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 55 37.2 22.0 3.1 7.7 10.8 2.3 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.1 7.9 15.5 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 7.4 .850
Chris Morris 50 27.0 10.9 1.8 2.7 4.6 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.1 9.1 .447 1.1 2.9 .361 1.7 2.4 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 4 24.5 9.3 2.8 2.8 5.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.5 3.5 3.0 10.8 .279 0.8 5.0 .150 2.5 2.5 1.000

Season 7
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season 2008-091994-95
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 77 33.6 19.7 2.6 7.2 9.9 1.8 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.3 7.4 13.4 .548 0.0 0.0 1.000 4.9 5.7 .866
Chris Morris 71 30.0 13.4 2.5 3.1 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.2 4.9 12.1 .410 1.5 4.5 .334 2.0 2.7 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 9 35.9 17.1 2.1 8.8 10.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.9 3.0 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 5.7 .902
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.

Season 8
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season 2010-111995-96
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 5 18.2 10.2 1.4 4.0 5.4 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.4 .486 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.2 .938
Chris Morris 66 21.6 10.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.2 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.0 9.2 .437 1.0 3.0 .320 1.5 1.9 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 18 17.8 6.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.5 5.9 .425 0.6 2.1 .270 0.7 0.9 .750

Season 9
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season -1996-97
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 73 13.4 4.3 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.7 4.1 .408 0.4 1.5 .274 0.5 0.7 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 20 8.9 2.9 0.3 1.4 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.5 .400 0.4 1.3 .320 0.5 0.8 .600

Season 10
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season -1997-98
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 54 10.0 4.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.6 3.8 .411 0.4 1.1 .306 0.8 1.1 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 17 14.1 4.5 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 2.2 1.6 4.1 .406 0.4 1.4 .304 0.8 1.2 .700

Season 11
Yao Ming Chris Morris
Season -1998-99
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 44 12.2 4.2 1.2 1.5 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.5 3.4 .430 0.4 1.3 .286 0.9 1.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 1 9.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 2.0 .000
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