Yao Ming points per game in 2008-09
19.72008-09 Regular Season
Yao Ming averaged 19.7 points per game in the 2008-09 regular season.
- 4th-best of Yao Ming's 8 seasons on file; the high is 25.0 in 2006-07.
- Down 2.3 from 22.0 in 2007-08.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 2002-03 |  HOU | 82 | 29 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 81.1 | 57.0 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 82 | 32.8 | 17.5 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 80.9 | 58.6 |
| 2004-05 | HOU | 80 | 30.6 | 18.3 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 78.3 | 61.4 |
| 2005-06 | HOU | 57 | 34.2 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 85.3 | 59.2 |
| 2006-07 | HOU | 48 | 33.8 | 25 | 9.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 86.2 | 60.1 |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 55 | 37.2 | 22 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 58.7 |
| 2008-09 | HOU | 77 | 33.6 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 54.8 | 100.0 | 86.6 | 61.8 |
| 2010-11 | HOU | 5 | 18.2 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 1.6 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 93.8 | 57.9 |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%