Yao Ming vs. Travis Outlaw Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Travis Outlaw 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 played 8 years in the NBA, 3 less than Travis Outlaw, who played 11. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Travis Outlaw had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Travis Outlaw 11 1 2003-04 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season 2002-032003-04
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
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
Travis Outlaw 8 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season 2003-042004-05
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
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
Travis Outlaw 59 13.4 5.4 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.3 4.5 .498 0.1 0.2 .400 0.8 1.3 .653
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
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season 2004-052005-06
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
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
Travis Outlaw 69 16.7 5.8 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 5.3 .440 0.2 0.8 .264 0.9 1.3 .697
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
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season 2005-062006-07
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
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 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
Travis Outlaw 67 22.9 9.6 1.0 2.3 3.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 2.2 3.7 8.5 .434 0.1 0.6 .270 2.1 2.7 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season 2006-072007-08
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Travis Outlaw 82 26.7 13.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.1 5.1 11.8 .433 0.5 1.2 .396 2.7 3.6 .741
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
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season 2007-082008-09
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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
Travis Outlaw 81 27.7 12.8 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.1 4.8 10.5 .453 1.1 2.9 .377 2.2 3.0 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw 6 28.3 9.0 0.3 2.7 3.0 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.7 3.5 11.0 .318 0.7 2.7 .250 1.3 2.0 .667

Season 7
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season 2008-092009-10
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
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
Travis Outlaw 34 21.5 9.1 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.3 3.2 8.3 .391 1.2 3.1 .381 1.4 1.7 .831
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
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season 2010-112010-11
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey 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
Travis Outlaw 82 28.8 9.2 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.8 3.3 8.9 .375 0.9 3.1 .302 1.6 2.1 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season -2011-12
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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 ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw 39 12.8 4.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.5 4.5 .343 0.4 1.5 .267 0.8 1.2 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season -2012-13
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw 38 11.7 5.3 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.9 4.7 .418 0.4 1.3 .280 1.0 1.4 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Yao Ming Travis Outlaw
Season -2013-14
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw 63 16.9 5.4 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.5 2.1 5.2 .399 0.7 1.9 .350 0.7 0.8 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Travis Outlaw ------- --- ----------
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