Yao Ming stats

Last played for the Houston Rockets, 2010-11

Center · #11

Age 46 · 7' 6"

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Yao Ming played 8 NBA seasons, 2002-03 to 2010-11.

Stats

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
19.0
REB
9.2
AST
1.6
STL
0.4
BLK
1.9
TS%
59.6
MIN
32.5
GP
486

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game by season
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.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
2002-03HOU13.58.21.70.41.857.029.082
2003-04HOU17.59.01.50.31.958.632.882
2004-05HOU18.38.40.80.42.061.430.680
2005-06HOU22.310.21.50.51.659.234.257
2006-07HOU25.09.42.00.42.060.133.848
2007-08HOU22.010.82.30.52.058.737.255
2008-09HOU19.79.91.80.41.961.833.677
2010-11HOU10.25.40.80.01.657.918.25

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
19.8
REB
9.3
AST
1.0
STL
0.3
BLK
1.5
TS%
59.9
MIN
35.3
GP
28

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
9,247
REB
4,494
AST
769
STL
189
BLK
920
TO
1,311
FGM
3,380
3PTM
2
Totals by season
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.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
2002-03HOU1,104675137311471734011
2003-04HOU1,431735122221562045350
2004-05HOU1,46566961341601965380
2005-06HOU1,2715818530941474670
2006-07HOU1,2024529417941674230
2007-08HOU1,209594129251111834320
2008-09HOU1,514761137301502345661
2010-11HOU51274087180

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
21.0
REB
10.2
AST
1.8
STL
0.4
BLK
2.1
TS%
59.6
MIN
32.5
GP
486

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
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.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
2002-03HOU16.810.22.10.52.257.029.082
2003-04HOU19.29.91.60.32.158.632.882
2004-05HOU21.59.90.90.52.461.430.680
2005-06HOU23.510.71.60.51.759.234.257
2006-07HOU26.610.02.10.42.160.133.848
2007-08HOU21.310.52.20.51.958.737.255
2008-09HOU21.110.61.90.42.061.833.677
2010-11HOU20.210.71.60.03.257.918.25

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
486
ESPN
16,911.0
YAHOO
17,809.3
ESPN/G
34.8
YAHOO/G
36.6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Ranked among NBA players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
2002-03HOU822,347.02,480.528.630.3
2003-04HOU822,674.02,826.032.634.5
2004-05HOU802,633.02,745.332.934.3
2005-06HOU572,200.02,320.738.640.7
2006-07HOU481,922.02,051.440.042.7
2007-08HOU552,190.02,340.339.842.6
2008-09HOU772,843.02,938.736.938.2
2010-11HOU5102.0106.420.421.3

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
46 yearsSep 12, 1980
Height
7' 6"
Debut
2002
Birthplace
China
Draft
2002Rd 1, Pk 1
All-NBA Third Team
3x
All-NBA Second Team
2x
All-Rookie First Team
2002-03

Latest performance

Yao Ming

Nov 10 · @ WSH · L 98-91

MIN
6
PTS
0
REB
1
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
1
FG%
0.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Wed, Nov 10atWSHL 98-910106
Sun, Nov 07vsMINW 120-94134117
Wed, Nov 03vsNOL 107-99155121
Sat, Oct 30vsDENL 107-94146023
Tue, Oct 26atLALL 112-110911223
Fri, May 08vsLALL 108-941914240

What were Yao Ming's career stats?

Yao Ming played 8 seasons for the Rockets. He scored 9,247 points with 4,494 rebounds and 769 assists in 486 games — 19.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. His best season was 2008-09: 1,514 points, 761 rebounds and 137 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2002-03 to 2010-11

Yao Ming finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 295th in rebounds (4,494)
  • 112th in blocks (920)

Among the 2,816 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Yao Ming

Playoff series

Yao Ming played 28 games across 4 NBA postseasons in 5 series — 1 won, 4 lost.

Yao Ming's line in each playoff series
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.
2008-09PORWon 4-2615.810.70.8
2008-09LALLost 1-2319.711.31.3
2006-07UTAHLost 3-4725.110.30.9
2004-05DALLost 3-4721.47.70.7
2003-04LALLost 1-4515.07.41.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Yao Ming’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.