Yao Ming vs. Glenn Robinson III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Glenn Robinson III 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 Glenn Robinson III, who played 7. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Glenn Robinson III had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Glenn Robinson III 7 4 2014-15 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Glenn Robinson III
Season 2002-032014-15
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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
Glenn Robinson III 35 7.5 2.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.9 .388 0.1 0.5 .263 0.5 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Glenn Robinson III ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Yao Ming Glenn Robinson III
Season 2003-042015-16
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers 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 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
Glenn Robinson III 45 11.3 3.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.4 3.4 .430 0.3 0.8 .378 0.6 0.9 .692
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
Glenn Robinson III 4 2.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
Yao Ming Glenn Robinson III
Season 2004-052016-17
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers 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 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
Glenn Robinson III 69 20.7 6.1 0.8 2.7 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.3 4.9 .467 0.7 1.8 .392 0.8 1.1 .711
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
Glenn Robinson III 3 10.3 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.7 0.7 1.000 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 4
Yao Ming Glenn Robinson III
Season 2005-062017-18
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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
Glenn Robinson III 23 14.7 4.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.6 3.7 .424 0.6 1.5 .412 0.4 0.5 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Glenn Robinson III 2 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Yao Ming Glenn Robinson III
Season 2006-072018-19
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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
Glenn Robinson III 47 13.0 4.2 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.6 3.7 .420 0.4 1.3 .290 0.7 0.9 .800
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
Glenn Robinson III 3 12.0 4.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.7 1.3 5.0 .267 0.3 2.7 .125 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 6
Yao Ming Glenn Robinson III
Season 2007-082019-20
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers
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
Glenn Robinson III 62 28.8 11.7 1.3 3.0 4.4 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.6 4.6 9.5 .486 1.2 3.2 .391 1.2 1.4 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Glenn Robinson III ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Glenn Robinson III
Season 2008-092020-21
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
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
Glenn Robinson III 23 16.0 5.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.8 4.3 .424 0.7 1.9 .364 0.9 1.0 .913
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
Glenn Robinson III ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Glenn Robinson III
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
Glenn Robinson III ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Glenn Robinson III ------- --- ----------
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