Yao Ming vs. George Wilson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Wilson 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, 1 more than George Wilson, who played 7. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while George Wilson had his rookie season in 1964-65. 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
George Wilson 7 5 1964-65 to 1970-71

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming George Wilson
Season 2002-031964-65
Team Houston RocketsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div 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
George Wilson 39 7.4 2.3 - - 2.6 0.3 - - - 1.5 1.1 4.0 .265 - - - 0.2 0.8 .300
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
George Wilson 2 1.5 1.0 - - 1.0 0.5 - - - 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Yao Ming George Wilson
Season 2003-041965-66
Team Houston RocketsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost East Div 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 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
George Wilson 47 5.9 2.9 - - 2.1 0.4 - - - 1.2 1.1 2.9 .391 - - - 0.6 0.9 .643
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
George Wilson 1 3.0 2.0 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Yao Ming George Wilson
Season 2004-051966-67
Team Houston RocketsCincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost West Div 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 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
George Wilson 55 10.4 4.1 - - 3.7 0.3 - - - 1.7 1.5 4.3 .363 - - - 1.1 1.6 .674
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
George Wilson 2 13.5 3.5 - - 4.5 0.0 - - - 2.5 1.0 4.5 .222 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500

Season 4
Yao Ming George Wilson
Season 2005-061967-68
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
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 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
George Wilson 77 16.1 6.1 - - 6.1 0.7 - - - 2.8 2.3 6.5 .359 - - - 1.4 2.0 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
George Wilson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming George Wilson
Season 2006-071968-69
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div 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 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
George Wilson 79 23.4 8.8 - - 9.1 1.4 - - - 2.9 3.4 8.4 .410 - - - 1.9 3.0 .651
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
George Wilson 5 9.0 0.6 - - 3.6 1.6 - - - 1.8 0.0 1.4 .000 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 6
Yao Ming George Wilson
Season 2007-081969-70
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 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
George Wilson 67 12.5 5.3 - - 4.7 0.8 - - - 2.2 1.8 4.5 .388 - - - 1.8 2.6 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
George Wilson 2 11.5 4.5 - - 6.0 0.5 - - - 2.0 2.0 6.5 .308 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 7
Yao Ming George Wilson
Season 2008-091970-71
Team Houston RocketsBuffalo Braves
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
George Wilson 46 15.5 5.2 - - 5.0 1.0 - - - 2.2 2.0 5.8 .342 - - - 1.2 1.5 .812
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
George Wilson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming George Wilson
Season 2010-11-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did 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
George Wilson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
George Wilson ------- --- ----------
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