Yao Ming vs. Raul Neto Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Raul Neto 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 and Raul Neto both played 8 years in the NBA. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Raul Neto had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Raul Neto 8 6 2015-16 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Raul Neto
Season 2002-032015-16
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
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
Raul Neto 81 18.5 5.9 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.1 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.5 2.2 5.2 .431 0.8 2.0 .395 0.6 0.9 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Raul Neto ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Yao Ming Raul Neto
Season 2003-042016-17
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West 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
Raul Neto 40 8.7 2.5 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.0 2.3 .451 0.3 0.8 .323 0.2 0.2 .889
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
Raul Neto 9 6.7 2.6 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.9 1.4 .615 0.3 0.7 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 3
Yao Ming Raul Neto
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West 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 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
Raul Neto 41 12.1 4.5 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.7 3.7 .457 0.5 1.1 .404 0.6 0.9 .743
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
Raul Neto 8 9.0 2.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.9 0.9 2.9 .304 0.3 0.9 .286 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 4
Yao Ming Raul Neto
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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
Raul Neto 37 12.8 5.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.3 2.0 4.4 .460 0.5 1.6 .333 0.8 0.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Raul Neto 3 6.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Yao Ming Raul Neto
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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
Raul Neto 54 12.4 5.1 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.9 4.1 .455 0.6 1.6 .386 0.7 0.9 .830
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
Raul Neto 2 13.0 4.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 4.5 .333 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Yao Ming Raul Neto
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards 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 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
Raul Neto 64 21.9 8.7 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.8 1.7 3.3 7.0 .468 1.0 2.6 .390 1.2 1.3 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Raul Neto 5 22.4 6.4 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 2.2 2.4 6.8 .353 0.8 3.0 .267 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 7
Yao Ming Raul Neto
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
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
Raul Neto 70 19.6 7.5 0.2 1.7 1.9 3.1 0.8 0.0 1.1 1.5 2.9 6.3 .463 0.5 1.7 .292 1.2 1.5 .769
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
Raul Neto ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Raul Neto
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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
Raul Neto 48 10.5 3.3 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.2 2.3 .518 0.3 0.9 .286 0.6 0.7 .912
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Raul Neto 2 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
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