Yao Ming vs. Steve Mix Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Mix 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, 5 less than Steve Mix, who played 13. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Steve Mix had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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 |
Steve Mix |
13 |
8 |
1969-70 to 1982-83 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Yao Ming |
Steve Mix |
Season |
2002-03 | 1969-70 |
Team |
Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First 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 |
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 |
Steve Mix |
18 |
15.3 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
.480 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.590 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Steve Mix |
35 |
20.9 |
8.3 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
7.1 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.764 |
|
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 |
Steve Mix |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Steve Mix |
8 |
13.0 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
.319 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.583 |
|
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 |
Steve Mix |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Steve Mix didn't play in 1972-73.
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Season 4 |
|
Yao Ming |
Steve Mix |
Season |
2005-06 | 1973-74 |
Team |
Houston Rockets | Philadelphia 76ers |
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 |
Steve Mix |
82 |
36.2 |
14.9 |
3.7 |
6.8 |
10.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
- |
3.7 |
6.0 |
12.7 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Steve Mix |
46 |
38.0 |
15.6 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
10.9 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
- |
3.8 |
6.1 |
12.7 |
.481 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.5 |
.776 |
|
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 |
Steve Mix |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Steve Mix |
81 |
37.5 |
13.9 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
8.2 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
- |
3.6 |
5.2 |
10.4 |
.499 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
3 |
44.7 |
14.7 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
- |
4.3 |
6.0 |
15.3 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.800 |
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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 |
Steve Mix |
75 |
26.1 |
10.5 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
- |
2.2 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
.523 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.817 |
|
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 |
Steve Mix |
19 |
21.7 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
.523 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.822 |
Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.
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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 |
Steve Mix |
82 |
22.2 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
.520 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.795 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
10 |
23.5 |
13.6 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
8.2 |
.598 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.884 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
74 |
17.1 |
9.3 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
6.7 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
9 |
19.9 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
.525 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.867 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
81 |
19.0 |
11.6 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
8.7 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.400 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.831 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
17 |
11.8 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
1.6 |
.893 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
72 |
18.4 |
10.8 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
.501 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
16 |
12.9 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.416 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
.923 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
75 |
16.5 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
5.3 |
.506 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
7 |
7.1 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
.545 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.714 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
58 |
13.9 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.852 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Mix |
8 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |