Yao Ming vs. Timofey Mozgov Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Timofey Mozgov 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 / Games against each other

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 Timofey Mozgov both played 8 years in the NBA. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Timofey Mozgov had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Timofey Mozgov 8 3 2010-11 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Timofey Mozgov
Season 2002-032010-11
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks, Denver Nuggets
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
Timofey Mozgov 45 11.6 3.6 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.9 1.4 3.0 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Timofey Mozgov ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Yao Ming Timofey Mozgov
Season 2003-042011-12
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 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
Timofey Mozgov 44 15.6 5.4 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.0 2.3 4.3 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .684
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
Timofey Mozgov 7 14.1 4.0 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.7 2.3 1.7 3.6 .480 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .500

Season 3
Yao Ming Timofey Mozgov
Season 2004-052012-13
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards 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 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
Timofey Mozgov 41 8.9 2.6 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 1.1 2.1 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .769
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
Timofey Mozgov ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Timofey Mozgov
Season 2005-062013-14
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
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
Timofey Mozgov 82 21.6 9.4 2.1 4.4 6.4 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 3.5 6.6 .523 0.0 0.3 .167 2.4 3.2 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Timofey Mozgov ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Timofey Mozgov
Season 2006-072014-15
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 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
Timofey Mozgov 81 25.3 9.7 2.5 4.8 7.3 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.4 2.8 3.9 7.0 .555 0.0 0.1 .333 1.9 2.7 .718
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
Timofey Mozgov 20 26.5 10.6 2.9 4.5 7.3 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.9 2.9 3.7 7.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.1 .790

Season 6
Yao Ming Timofey Mozgov
Season 2007-082015-16
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Timofey Mozgov 76 17.4 6.3 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.1 2.7 4.7 .565 0.0 0.1 .143 0.9 1.3 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Timofey Mozgov 13 5.8 1.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.2 0.5 1.2 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .750

Season 7
Yao Ming Timofey Mozgov
Season 2008-092016-17
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
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
Timofey Mozgov 54 20.4 7.4 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.8 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.5 3.1 6.1 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .808
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
Timofey Mozgov ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Timofey Mozgov
Season 2010-112017-18
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards 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 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
Timofey Mozgov 31 11.6 4.2 1.0 2.1 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.3 1.7 3.0 .559 0.1 0.6 .222 0.7 1.0 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Timofey Mozgov ------- --- ----------
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