Yao Ming vs. Darrell Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darrell Walker 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, 2 less than Darrell Walker, who played 10. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Darrell Walker had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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
Darrell Walker 10 5 1983-84 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season 2002-031983-84
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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
Darrell Walker 82 16.1 7.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 6.3 .417 0.0 0.2 .267 2.5 3.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darrell Walker 12 16.3 6.8 1.7 1.3 2.9 1.7 2.0 0.2 2.7 2.4 2.3 6.1 .370 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.8 .609

Season 2
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season 2003-041984-85
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
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
Darrell Walker 82 30.4 13.5 1.6 1.8 3.4 5.0 2.0 0.3 2.5 3.0 5.2 12.1 .435 0.0 0.2 .000 3.0 4.2 .700
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
Darrell Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season 2004-051985-86
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
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
Darrell Walker 81 25.0 10.3 1.2 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.8 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.0 9.3 .430 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.4 .686
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
Darrell Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season 2005-061986-87
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Darrell Walker 81 24.9 12.2 1.9 2.1 4.0 3.5 1.5 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 9.2 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.5 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darrell Walker 3 22.7 8.7 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 3.7 11.3 .324 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 5
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season 2006-071987-88
Team Houston RocketsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets 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
Darrell Walker 52 18.1 6.0 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.9 1.2 0.2 1.3 2.0 2.2 5.6 .392 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.0 .781
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
Darrell Walker 5 31.0 11.0 1.8 3.0 4.8 2.8 1.4 0.8 1.8 3.6 4.4 10.8 .407 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.2 .688

Season 6
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season 2007-081988-89
Team Houston RocketsWashington Bullets
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
Darrell Walker 79 32.5 9.0 1.7 4.7 6.4 6.3 2.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 3.6 8.6 .420 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.3 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darrell Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season 2008-091989-90
Team Houston RocketsWashington Bullets
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
Darrell Walker 81 35.6 9.5 2.1 6.7 8.8 8.0 1.7 0.4 2.1 2.7 3.9 8.6 .454 0.0 0.3 .095 1.7 2.5 .687
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
Darrell Walker ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season 2010-111990-91
Team Houston RocketsWashington Bullets
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
Darrell Walker 71 32.5 7.8 2.0 5.0 7.0 6.5 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.8 3.2 7.5 .430 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.2 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darrell Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season -1991-92
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 ------- --- ----------
Darrell Walker 74 20.8 5.2 1.1 2.1 3.2 2.8 0.9 0.2 1.1 1.8 2.2 5.1 .423 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .619
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darrell Walker 5 13.6 2.0 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.4 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 10
Yao Ming Darrell Walker
Season -1992-93
Team -Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Darrell Walker 37 13.8 2.2 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.7 1.7 0.9 2.6 .354 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .462
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Darrell Walker 9 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667
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