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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Awards
2002-03 22 HOU NBA C 82 72 29.0 4.9 9.8 .498 0.0 0.0 .500 4.9 9.8 .498 .499 3.7 4.5 .811 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.8 13.5 ROY-2,AS
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 82 82 32.8 6.5 12.5 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 6.5 12.5 .523 .522 4.4 5.4 .809 2.4 6.6 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.5 3.3 17.5 MVP-14,AS,NBA3
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 80 80 30.6 6.7 12.2 .552 0.0 0.0 6.7 12.2 .552 .552 4.9 6.2 .783 2.6 5.8 8.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.5 3.7 18.3 AS
2005-06 25 HOU NBA C 57 57 34.2 8.2 15.8 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 8.2 15.8 .519 .519 5.9 6.9 .853 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 2.6 3.4 22.3 AS,NBA3
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 48 48 33.8 8.8 17.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 8.8 17.0 .518 .516 7.4 8.6 .862 2.1 7.3 9.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 3.5 3.3 25.0 DPOY-24,AS,NBA2
2007-08 27 HOU NBA C 55 55 37.2 7.9 15.5 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 7.9 15.5 .508 .507 6.3 7.4 .850 3.1 7.7 10.8 2.3 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.1 22.0 AS,NBA3
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 77 77 33.6 7.4 13.4 .548 0.0 0.0 1.000 7.3 13.4 .548 .549 4.9 5.7 .866 2.6 7.2 9.9 1.8 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.3 19.7 MVP-12,AS,NBA2
2009-10 Did not play - injury
2010-11 30 HOU NBA C 5 5 18.2 3.6 7.4 .486 0.0 0.0 3.6 7.4 .486 .486 3.0 3.2 .938 1.4 4.0 5.4 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.6 10.2 AS
8 Yrs 486 476 32.5 7.0 13.3 .524 0.0 0.0 .200 7.0 13.2 .525 .525 5.1 6.1 .833 2.5 6.7 9.2 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.7 3.3 19.0
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Awards
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 5 5 37.0 6.2 13.6 .456 0.0 0.0 6.2 13.6 .456 .456 2.6 3.4 .765 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.6 4.0 15.0
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 7 7 31.4 7.9 12.0 .655 0.0 0.0 7.9 12.0 .655 .655 5.7 7.9 .727 3.3 4.4 7.7 0.7 0.3 2.7 2.7 4.4 21.4
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 7 7 37.1 7.9 17.9 .440 0.0 0.0 7.9 17.9 .440 .440 9.4 10.7 .880 3.3 7.0 10.3 0.9 0.1 0.7 4.7 3.9 25.1
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 9 9 35.9 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 6.0 11.0 .545 .545 5.1 5.7 .902 2.1 8.8 10.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.9 3.0 17.1
4 Yrs 28 28 35.3 7.0 13.4 .519 0.0 0.0 7.0 13.4 .519 .519 5.9 7.1 .833 2.7 6.6 9.3 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.9 3.8 19.8
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Trp-Dbl Awards
2002-03 22 HOU NBA C 82 72 2382 401 805 .498 1 2 .500 400 803 .498 .499 301 371 .811 196 479 675 137 31 147 173 230 1104 0 ROY-2,AS
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 82 82 2692 535 1025 .522 0 2 .000 535 1023 .523 .522 361 446 .809 197 538 735 122 22 156 204 273 1431 0 MVP-14,AS,NBA3
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 80 80 2447 538 975 .552 0 0 538 975 .552 .552 389 497 .783 208 461 669 61 34 160 196 298 1465 0 AS
2005-06 25 HOU NBA C 57 57 1949 467 900 .519 0 1 .000 467 899 .519 .519 337 395 .853 148 433 581 85 30 94 147 195 1271 0 AS,NBA3
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 48 48 1624 423 819 .516 0 2 .000 423 817 .518 .516 356 413 .862 101 351 452 94 17 94 167 159 1202 0 DPOY-24,AS,NBA2
2007-08 27 HOU NBA C 55 55 2044 432 852 .507 0 2 .000 432 850 .508 .507 345 406 .850 172 422 594 129 25 111 183 171 1209 0 AS,NBA3
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 77 77 2589 566 1032 .548 1 1 1.000 565 1031 .548 .549 381 440 .866 204 557 761 137 30 150 234 257 1514 0 MVP-12,AS,NBA2
2009-10 Did not play - injury
2010-11 30 HOU NBA C 5 5 91 18 37 .486 0 0 18 37 .486 .486 15 16 .938 7 20 27 4 0 8 7 13 51 0 AS
8 Yrs 486 476 15818 3380 6445 .524 2 10 .200 3378 6435 .525 .525 2485 2984 .833 1233 3261 4494 769 189 920 1311 1596 9247 0
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Trp-Dbl Awards
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 5 5 185 31 68 .456 0 0 31 68 .456 .456 13 17 .765 11 26 37 9 2 7 13 20 75 0
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 7 7 220 55 84 .655 0 0 55 84 .655 .655 40 55 .727 23 31 54 5 2 19 19 31 150 0
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 7 7 260 55 125 .440 0 0 55 125 .440 .440 66 75 .880 23 49 72 6 1 5 33 27 176 0
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 9 9 323 54 99 .545 0 0 54 99 .545 .545 46 51 .902 19 79 98 9 4 11 17 27 154 0
4 Yrs 28 28 988 195 376 .519 0 0 195 376 .519 .519 165 198 .833 76 185 261 29 9 42 82 105 555 0
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Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Awards
2002-03 22 HOU NBA C 82 72 2382 6.1 12.2 .498 0.0 0.0 .500 6.0 12.1 .498 .499 4.5 5.6 .811 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.1 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.5 16.7 ROY-2,AS
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 82 82 2692 7.2 13.7 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 7.2 13.7 .523 .522 4.8 6.0 .809 2.6 7.2 9.8 1.6 0.3 2.1 2.7 3.7 19.1 MVP-14,AS,NBA3
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 80 80 2447 7.9 14.3 .552 0.0 0.0 7.9 14.3 .552 .552 5.7 7.3 .783 3.1 6.8 9.8 0.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.4 21.6 AS
2005-06 25 HOU NBA C 57 57 1949 8.6 16.6 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 8.6 16.6 .519 .519 6.2 7.3 .853 2.7 8.0 10.7 1.6 0.6 1.7 2.7 3.6 23.5 AS,NBA3
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 48 48 1624 9.4 18.2 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 9.4 18.1 .518 .516 7.9 9.2 .862 2.2 7.8 10.0 2.1 0.4 2.1 3.7 3.5 26.6 DPOY-24,AS,NBA2
2007-08 27 HOU NBA C 55 55 2044 7.6 15.0 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 7.6 15.0 .508 .507 6.1 7.2 .850 3.0 7.4 10.5 2.3 0.4 2.0 3.2 3.0 21.3 AS,NBA3
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 77 77 2589 7.9 14.3 .548 0.0 0.0 1.000 7.9 14.3 .548 .549 5.3 6.1 .866 2.8 7.7 10.6 1.9 0.4 2.1 3.3 3.6 21.1 MVP-12,AS,NBA2
2009-10 Did not play - injury
2010-11 30 HOU NBA C 5 5 91 7.1 14.6 .486 0.0 0.0 7.1 14.6 .486 .486 5.9 6.3 .938 2.8 7.9 10.7 1.6 0.0 3.2 2.8 5.1 20.2 AS
8 Yrs 486 476 15818 7.7 14.7 .524 0.0 0.0 .200 7.7 14.6 .525 .525 5.7 6.8 .833 2.8 7.4 10.2 1.8 0.4 2.1 3.0 3.6 21.0
Game Avg 486 476 15818 7.7 14.7 .524 0.0 0.0 .200 7.7 14.6 .525 .525 5.7 6.8 .833 2.8 7.4 10.2 1.8 0.4 2.1 3.0 3.6 21.0
Per 36 Minutes Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Awards
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 5 5 185 6.0 13.2 .456 0.0 0.0 6.0 13.2 .456 .456 2.5 3.3 .765 2.1 5.1 7.2 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.5 3.9 14.6
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 7 7 220 9.0 13.7 .655 0.0 0.0 9.0 13.7 .655 .655 6.5 9.0 .727 3.8 5.1 8.8 0.8 0.3 3.1 3.1 5.1 24.5
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 7 7 260 7.6 17.3 .440 0.0 0.0 7.6 17.3 .440 .440 9.1 10.4 .880 3.2 6.8 10.0 0.8 0.1 0.7 4.6 3.7 24.4
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 9 9 323 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 6.0 11.0 .545 .545 5.1 5.7 .902 2.1 8.8 10.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.9 3.0 17.2
4 Yrs 28 28 988 7.1 13.7 .519 0.0 0.0 7.1 13.7 .519 .519 6.0 7.2 .833 2.8 6.7 9.5 1.1 0.3 1.5 3.0 3.8 20.2
Game Avg 28 28 988 7.1 13.7 .519 0.0 0.0 7.1 13.7 .519 .519 6.0 7.2 .833 2.8 6.7 9.5 1.1 0.3 1.5 3.0 3.8 20.2

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP PER TS% 3PAr FTr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP Awards
2002-03 22 HOU NBA C 82 72 2382 20.6 .570 .002 .461 9.7 22.6 16.3 10.6 0.7 4.4 15.2 22.1 5.2 3.5 8.7 .176 1.3 0.9 2.2 2.5 ROY-2,AS
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 82 82 2692 21.9 .586 .002 .435 9.1 22.4 16.1 9.3 0.4 4.5 14.3 25.3 6.5 4.8 11.4 .202 1.7 1.1 2.8 3.2 MVP-14,AS,NBA3
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 80 80 2447 23.2 .614 .000 .510 10.2 21.4 15.9 5.0 0.8 5.1 14.1 26.8 6.0 4.7 10.7 .210 1.5 1.0 2.4 2.8 AS
2005-06 25 HOU NBA C 57 57 1949 25.6 .592 .001 .439 9.1 25.6 17.5 9.8 0.8 3.9 12.0 29.9 5.0 3.5 8.6 .211 3.5 0.9 4.4 3.2 AS,NBA3
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 48 48 1624 26.5 .601 .002 .504 7.2 24.7 16.0 12.3 0.6 4.5 14.3 33.5 4.0 3.4 7.4 .220 3.1 1.9 5.0 2.8 DPOY-24,AS,NBA2
2007-08 27 HOU NBA C 55 55 2044 22.5 .587 .002 .477 9.6 22.9 16.4 11.5 0.6 4.0 15.1 27.1 4.2 4.1 8.3 .196 1.8 1.6 3.4 2.8 AS,NBA3
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 77 77 2589 22.7 .618 .001 .426 9.6 24.1 17.1 10.0 0.6 4.2 16.0 26.2 5.6 5.0 10.6 .196 1.6 1.6 3.1 3.3 MVP-12,AS,NBA2
2009-10 Did not play - injury
2010-11 30 HOU NBA C 5 5 91 19.8 .579 .000 .432 8.7 24.9 16.8 7.3 0.0 6.1 13.7 24.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 .147 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 AS
8 Yrs 486 476 15818 23.0 .596 .002 .463 9.3 23.3 16.5 9.6 0.6 4.4 14.5 26.8 36.7 29.3 65.9 .200 2.0 1.2 3.2 20.7
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP PER TS% 3PAr FTr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP Awards
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 5 5 185 14.9 .497 .000 .250 7.3 15.4 11.6 10.1 0.6 2.8 14.7 23.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 .070 -0.7 0.8 0.1 0.1
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 7 7 220 29.0 .693 .000 .655 13.0 16.7 14.9 4.7 0.5 7.0 14.9 27.5 0.9 0.1 1.0 .222 4.5 1.1 5.6 0.4
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 7 7 260 19.9 .557 .000 .600 10.5 21.4 16.0 5.7 0.2 1.4 17.3 35.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 .100 0.2 -1.1 -0.8 0.1
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 9 9 323 21.5 .634 .000 .515 7.2 28.1 18.0 5.1 0.7 2.6 12.3 20.6 0.9 0.5 1.4 .206 2.2 1.6 3.8 0.5
4 Yrs 28 28 988 21.5 .599 .000 .527 9.4 21.4 15.6 6.1 0.5 3.3 15.0 26.6 2.1 1.1 3.2 .156 1.6 0.7 2.3 1.1

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% of FGA by Distance FG% by Distance % of FG Ast'd Dunks Heaves
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG% Dist. 2P 0-3 3-10 10-16 16-3P 3P 2P 0-3 3-10 10-16 16-3P 3P 2P 3P %FGA # %3PA Att. Md. Awards
2002-03 22 HOU NBA C 82 72 2382 .498 6.8 .998 .334 .353 .257 .053 .002 .498 .703 .408 .372 .419 .500 .550 1.000 .111 87 .000 1 0 ROY-2,AS
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 82 82 2692 .522 7.1 .998 .322 .367 .211 .099 .002 .523 .730 .415 .444 .416 .000 .613 .101 94 .000 0 0 MVP-14,AS,NBA3
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 80 80 2447 .552 6.2 1.000 .379 .341 .229 .051 .000 .552 .719 .467 .457 .300 .716 .148 126 0 0 AS
2005-06 25 HOU NBA C 57 57 1949 .519 6.2 .999 .340 .392 .241 .026 .001 .519 .676 .479 .392 .261 .000 .621 .078 63 .000 0 0 AS,NBA3
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 48 48 1624 .516 6.8 .998 .310 .387 .269 .032 .002 .518 .650 .467 .445 .462 .000 .674 .066 52 .000 0 0 DPOY-24,AS,NBA2
2007-08 27 HOU NBA C 55 55 2044 .507 7.4 .998 .344 .298 .248 .108 .002 .508 .659 .469 .431 .315 .000 .609 .108 83 .000 0 0 AS,NBA3
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 77 77 2589 .548 6.4 .999 .332 .400 .223 .044 .001 .548 .644 .530 .470 .378 1.000 .579 1.000 .084 76 .000 0 0 MVP-12,AS,NBA2
2009-10 Did not play - injury
2010-11 30 HOU NBA C 5 5 91 .486 7.5 1.000 .162 .568 .270 .000 .000 .486 .667 .476 .400 .667 .027 1 0 0 AS
8 Yrs 486 476 15818 .524 6.8 .998 .337 .365 .238 .059 .002 .525 .684 .465 .431 .366 .200 .625 1.000 .099 582 .000 1 0
Shooting Table
% of FGA by Distance FG% by Distance Dunks Heaves
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG% Dist. 2P 0-3 3-10 10-16 16-3P 3P 2P 0-3 3-10 10-16 16-3P 2P %FGA # Att. Md. Awards
2003-04 23 HOU NBA C 5 5 185 .456 8.6 1.000 .235 .441 .162 .162 .000 .456 .750 .267 .545 .455 .774 .044 3 0 0
2004-05 24 HOU NBA C 7 7 220 .655 4.3 1.000 .524 .333 .095 .048 .000 .655 .818 .571 .250 .250 .709 .250 20 0 0
2006-07 26 HOU NBA C 7 7 260 .440 7.3 1.000 .304 .280 .392 .024 .000 .440 .658 .343 .367 .000 .727 .088 11 0 0
2008-09 28 HOU NBA C 9 9 323 .545 7.8 1.000 .293 .374 .202 .131 .000 .545 .724 .568 .250 .538 .593 .111 11 0 0
4 Yrs 28 28 988 .519 7.0 1.000 .338 .346 .234 .082 .000 .519 .740 .438 .352 .419 .692 .122 45 0 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Yao Ming?

Yao Ming is 44 years old.

Where was Yao Ming born?

Yao Ming was born in Shanghai, China.

When was Yao Ming born?

Yao Ming was born on September 12, 1980.

How tall is Yao Ming?

Yao Ming is 7-6 (229 cm) tall.

How much did Yao Ming weigh when playing?

Yao Ming weighed 310 lbs (140 kg) when playing.

Is Yao Ming in the Hall of Fame?

Yao Ming was inducted to the Hall of Fame as a Player in 2016 (Full List) .

When was Yao Ming drafted?

Yao Ming was drafted by Houston Rockets, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 2002 NBA Draft.

What position did Yao Ming play?

Center.

When did Yao Ming retire?

Yao Ming last played in 2011.

What is Yao Ming's net worth?

Yao Ming made at least $93,390,336 playing professional basketball.

How much did Yao Ming make?

Yao Ming made $17,686,100 in 2011.

What did Yao Ming average?

Yao Ming averaged 19.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

How many rings does Yao Ming have?

Yao Ming won 0 championships.

What is Yao Ming's Twitter account?

Yao Ming is on Twitter at YaoMing.

What are Yao Ming's nicknames?

The Dynasty, The Great Wall are nicknames for Yao Ming.

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