Yao Ming vs. Rumeal Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rumeal Robinson 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 more than Rumeal Robinson, who played 6. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Rumeal Robinson had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Rumeal Robinson 6 4 1990-91 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Rumeal Robinson
Season 2002-031990-91
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Rumeal Robinson 47 14.3 5.6 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.4 2.3 5.1 .446 0.0 0.2 .182 1.0 1.7 .588
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rumeal Robinson 2 6.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Yao Ming Rumeal Robinson
Season 2003-041991-92
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Rumeal Robinson 81 27.4 13.0 0.8 1.9 2.7 5.5 1.3 0.3 2.5 2.2 5.2 11.5 .456 0.4 1.3 .327 2.2 3.4 .636
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
Rumeal Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Rumeal Robinson
Season 2004-051992-93
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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
Rumeal Robinson 80 19.8 8.4 0.6 1.4 2.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.8 2.1 3.4 8.0 .423 0.3 0.7 .357 1.4 2.4 .574
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
Rumeal Robinson 5 27.2 9.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 7.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 3.6 4.2 9.8 .429 0.4 1.4 .286 1.0 1.4 .714

Season 4
Yao Ming Rumeal Robinson
Season 2005-061993-94
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets, Charlotte Hornets
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
Rumeal Robinson 31 12.8 4.2 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 4.9 .362 0.3 0.6 .400 0.4 0.9 .448
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rumeal Robinson ------- --- ----------

Note: Rumeal Robinson didn't play in 1994-95.

Season 5
Yao Ming Rumeal Robinson
Season 2006-071995-96
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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
Rumeal Robinson 43 16.6 5.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.7 1.8 2.1 5.1 .416 0.7 1.8 .380 0.8 1.2 .647
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
Rumeal Robinson 5 8.6 4.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.6 3.8 .421 0.8 1.8 .444 0.2 0.8 .250

Season 6
Yao Ming Rumeal Robinson
Season 2007-081996-97
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 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
Rumeal Robinson 54 9.4 3.3 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.1 1.2 3.0 .402 0.3 1.0 .321 0.5 0.6 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rumeal Robinson 4 5.8 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.5 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 7
Yao Ming Rumeal Robinson
Season 2008-09-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets 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 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
Rumeal Robinson ------- --- ----------
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
Rumeal Robinson ------- --- ----------

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

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