Yao Ming vs. Johnny Moore Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Johnny Moore 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.
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 less than Johnny Moore, who played 9. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Johnny Moore had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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 |
Johnny Moore |
9 |
5 |
1980-81 to 1989-90 |
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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 |
Johnny Moore |
82 |
19.2 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.053 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
.610 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Johnny Moore |
7 |
17.7 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
5.3 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.750 |
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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 |
Johnny Moore |
79 |
29.0 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
9.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
.463 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.048 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.670 |
|
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 |
Johnny Moore |
9 |
32.4 |
10.4 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
10.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
9.1 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.593 |
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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 |
Johnny Moore |
77 |
33.1 |
12.2 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
10.9 |
.468 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.227 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.744 |
|
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 |
Johnny Moore |
11 |
37.6 |
22.5 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
14.6 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
9.5 |
17.9 |
.533 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.529 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.800 |
|
Season 4 |
|
Yao Ming |
Johnny Moore |
Season |
2005-06 | 1983-84 |
Team |
Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Third Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Johnny Moore |
59 |
28.0 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
.446 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.322 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.755 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Johnny Moore |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Johnny Moore |
82 |
32.8 |
12.8 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
11.1 |
.457 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.281 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.762 |
|
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 |
Johnny Moore |
5 |
33.6 |
13.2 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
10.8 |
.463 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
.652 |
|
Season 6 |
|
Yao Ming |
Johnny Moore |
Season |
2007-08 | 1985-86 |
Team |
Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Third Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Johnny Moore |
28 |
30.6 |
13.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
9.0 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
10.8 |
.495 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.182 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
.686 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Johnny Moore |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Johnny Moore |
55 |
22.4 |
8.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.442 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.278 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.800 |
|
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 |
Johnny Moore |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.
|
Season 8 |
|
Yao Ming |
Johnny Moore |
Season |
2010-11 | 1987-88 |
Team |
Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
Johnny Moore |
5 |
12.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Johnny Moore |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Johnny Moore didn't play in 1988-89.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Johnny Moore |
53 |
9.7 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.373 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.235 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.593 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Johnny Moore |
9 |
9.6 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.500 |