Yao Ming vs. Darius Songaila Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Songaila 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 / Games against each other

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 and Darius Songaila both played 8 years in the NBA. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Darius Songaila had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Darius Songaila 8 4 2003-04 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Darius Songaila
Season 2002-032003-04
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Darius Songaila 73 13.4 4.6 1.2 1.8 3.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.7 .487 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.2 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila 7 11.7 3.7 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.4 2.3 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 2
Yao Ming Darius Songaila
Season 2003-042004-05
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdKings 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 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
Darius Songaila 81 20.6 7.5 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.5 3.2 6.0 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .847
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
Darius Songaila 5 15.2 4.0 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.8 1.6 3.8 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 3
Yao Ming Darius Songaila
Season 2004-052005-06
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
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
Darius Songaila 62 21.4 9.2 1.2 2.7 4.0 1.4 0.6 0.3 1.4 2.5 3.8 7.9 .481 0.0 0.1 .400 1.5 1.9 .817
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
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Darius Songaila
Season 2005-062006-07
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards 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
Darius Songaila 37 18.9 7.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.8 3.2 6.1 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.5 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila 4 22.5 10.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 4.3 5.0 10.3 .488 0.0 0.5 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 5
Yao Ming Darius Songaila
Season 2006-072007-08
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdWizards 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
Darius Songaila 80 19.4 6.2 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.3 2.7 5.8 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 0.9 .918
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
Darius Songaila 5 15.4 5.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.6 1.6 3.8 .421 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.0 .867

Season 6
Yao Ming Darius Songaila
Season 2007-082008-09
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third 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 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
Darius Songaila 77 19.8 7.4 1.0 2.0 2.9 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.6 3.2 5.9 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Darius Songaila
Season 2008-092009-10
Team Houston RocketsNew Orleans Hornets
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
Darius Songaila 75 18.8 7.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.5 .494 0.0 0.1 .167 0.8 1.0 .811
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
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Darius Songaila
Season 2010-112010-11
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards 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 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
Darius Songaila 10 7.1 1.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.5 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------
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