Yao Ming
- Seasons
- 2002-03 to 2010-11
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′6″
- Weight
- 310 lb
- Born
- Sep 12, 1980
- Draft
- 2002, round 1, pick 1
5All-League teams
8All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 23.0
- True shooting
- .596
- Effective FG
- .525
- Usage rate
- 26.8
- Win shares
- 66.0
- WS per 48
- .200
- Box plus/minus
- 3.2
- VORP
- 20.7
- Best season, WS
- 11.4
- Best season, BPM
- 5.0
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | HOU | 22 | 82 | 2,382 | 20.6 | .570 | .499 | 22.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 8.7 | .176 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 111 | 100 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 2,692 | 21.9 | .586 | .522 | 25.3 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 11.4 | .202 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 110 | 97 |
| 2004-05 | HOU | 24 | 80 | 2,447 | 23.2 | .614 | .552 | 26.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 10.7 | .210 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 113 | 99 |
| 2005-06 | HOU | 25 | 57 | 1,949 | 25.6 | .592 | .519 | 29.9 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 8.6 | .211 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 113 | 100 |
| 2006-07 | HOU | 26 | 48 | 1,624 | 26.5 | .601 | .516 | 33.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 7.4 | .220 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 111 | 98 |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 27 | 55 | 2,044 | 22.5 | .587 | .507 | 27.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 8.3 | .196 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 112 | 99 |
| 2008-09 | HOU | 28 | 77 | 2,589 | 22.7 | .618 | .549 | 26.2 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 10.6 | .196 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 114 | 101 |
| 2010-11 | HOU | 30 | 5 | 91 | 19.8 | .579 | .486 | 24.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .147 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 111 | 105 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.