Center · Houston Rockets
Yao Ming
Age 45 · China · 229 cm (7'6") · 141 kg · Born Sep 12, 1980 · Shanghai
19.0 PPG
9.3 RPG
1.6 APG
486 games
8 seasons
Career snapshot
8seasons
486games
9,255career pts
22.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Houston Rockets
· 486 games · 2002-03–2010-11
Position rank · 2008-09
#5PPG rank
#4PER rank
#3WS rank
Among 62 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
25.0
2006-07 · HOU
RPG
10.8
2007-08 · HOU
APG
2.3
2007-08 · HOU
PER
26.5
2006-07 · HOU
WS
11.4
2003-04 · HOU
Draft
2002
Round 1 ·
Pick 1
from Shanghai
Honors & awards
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
2016
8×
All-Star Selection
2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
5×
All-NBA Team
2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003
1×
All-Rookie Team
2002
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | HOU | 82 | 72 | 29.0 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 81.1 | 20.6 | 8.7 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 82 | 82 | 32.8 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 80.9 | 21.9 | 11.4 |
| 2004-05 | HOU | 80 | 80 | 30.6 | 18.3 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 78.3 | 23.2 | 10.7 |
| 2005-06 | HOU | 57 | 57 | 34.2 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 85.3 | 25.6 | 8.6 |
| 2006-07 | HOU | 48 | 48 | 33.8 | 25.0 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 86.2 | 26.5 | 7.4 |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 55 | 55 | 37.2 | 22.0 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 22.5 | 8.3 |
| 2008-09 | HOU | 77 | 77 | 33.6 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 54.8 | 100.0 | 86.6 | 22.7 | 10.6 |
| 2010-11 | HOU | 5 | 5 | 18.2 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 93.8 | 19.8 | 0.3 |
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About Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), and then spent his entire nine-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Houston Rockets. Yao was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. During his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m).