Yao Ming vs. Kevin Porter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Porter 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 Kevin Porter, who played 10. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Kevin Porter had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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
Kevin Porter 10 5 1972-73 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season 2002-031972-73
Team Houston RocketsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
Kevin Porter 71 17.1 6.6 - - 1.0 3.3 - - - 2.9 2.9 6.4 .455 - - - 0.9 1.4 .614
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter 4 10.3 3.0 - - 0.5 2.3 - - - 2.8 1.5 3.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season 2003-041973-74
Team Houston RocketsCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets 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 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
Kevin Porter 81 28.9 14.0 1.0 1.2 2.2 5.8 1.2 0.1 - 3.9 5.9 12.3 .478 - - - 2.2 3.1 .723
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
Kevin Porter 7 27.9 10.7 1.4 1.0 2.4 4.6 1.1 0.0 - 4.3 4.7 12.1 .388 - - - 1.3 2.0 .643

Season 3
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season 2004-051974-75
Team Houston RocketsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets Lost NBA Finals
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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
Kevin Porter 81 32.0 11.6 0.7 1.2 1.9 8.0 1.9 0.1 - 4.0 5.0 10.2 .491 - - - 1.6 2.3 .704
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
Kevin Porter 17 36.8 14.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 7.3 1.2 0.0 - 4.3 5.8 11.6 .503 - - - 2.7 4.1 .667

Season 4
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season 2005-061975-76
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
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
Kevin Porter 19 36.2 12.6 0.7 1.6 2.3 10.2 1.8 0.2 - 4.4 5.2 12.4 .421 - - - 2.2 2.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season 2006-071976-77
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 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
Kevin Porter 81 26.1 8.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 7.3 1.1 0.1 - 3.3 3.8 7.5 .512 - - - 1.2 1.6 .729
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
Kevin Porter 3 20.3 5.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.7 0.3 0.0 - 2.3 1.7 4.7 .357 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 6
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season 2007-081977-78
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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
Kevin Porter 82 34.3 15.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 10.2 1.5 0.2 4.4 3.5 6.0 12.9 .469 - - - 3.0 3.9 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season 2008-091978-79
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
Kevin Porter 82 37.4 15.4 0.8 1.8 2.5 13.4 1.9 0.1 4.1 3.7 6.5 13.5 .481 - - - 2.3 3.2 .722
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
Kevin Porter ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season 2010-111979-80
Team Houston RocketsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 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
Kevin Porter 70 21.3 7.3 0.4 0.8 1.2 6.5 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.6 2.9 6.3 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter 2 24.5 8.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 4.5 1.5 0.0 2.0 3.5 3.5 8.0 .438 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 2.5 .400

Season 9
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season -1980-81
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
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 ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter 81 31.8 13.4 0.4 1.1 1.5 9.1 1.4 0.1 3.1 3.2 5.5 10.6 .519 0.0 0.1 .250 2.4 3.0 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter ------- --- ----------

Note: Kevin Porter didn't play in 1981-82.

Season 10
Yao Ming Kevin Porter
Season -1982-83
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter 11 19.1 4.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 4.2 0.9 0.0 1.9 2.7 1.9 3.6 .525 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter ------- --- ----------
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