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Yao MingHouston Rockets · #11
Yao Ming is a retired center and Hall of Famer who starred for the Houston Rockets. A 7-6 global icon who grew the game worldwide. Career averages: 19 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 71
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⬢ Rare
Houston Rockets · #11 · Center
Yao Ming
Season avg10.2 pts · 5.4 reb · 0.8 ast · .486 fg
Career avg19.0 pts · 9.3 reb · 1.6 ast · .524 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 71 — Star starter tierINDEXYao Ming · Houston RocketsIMPACTBalladex Impact 71 — Star starter tierINDEXYao Ming · Houston Rockets
Scouting report
Yao Ming — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
C+
Hall of Fame center · Impact 71
Yao Ming is a retired center and Hall of Famer who starred for the Houston Rockets. A 7-6 global icon who grew the game worldwide. Career averages: 19
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OffenseC-
DefenseC-
Feel / IQD
Playmaking
Below average creator
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B
Scoring
Strong scorer
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C+
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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F
3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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D
Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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C
Paint / rim D
Average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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C-
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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F
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Yao Ming stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
71Impact index
354Star score
Career scoring average19.0 ppg
Seasons in the index8
Accolades on file2
8× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Stat explorer
Yao Ming — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
B
Scoring
10.2 PPG
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D
Playmaking
0.8 APG
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C+
Rebounding
5.4 RPG
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F
Shooting
.000 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Yao Ming
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2011-12 69% confidence
8.8
pts
6.7–10.9
4.8
reb
3.8–5.8
0.7
ast
-0.0–1.4
16.0
min
proj
37
gp
health
.524
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 10.2 → projected 8.8 PPG
Minutes / role
-1.2
Development (his trend)
-0.3
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-1.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
+ctx
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 55 / 77 / 5 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Yao Ming career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 82 | 29.0 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .498 | |
| 2003-04 | 82 | 32.8 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | .522 | .000 |
| 2004-05 | 80 | 30.6 | 18.3 | 8.4 | 0.8 | .552 | .000 |
| 2005-06 | 57 | 34.2 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 1.5 | .519 | .000 |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 33.8 | 25.0 | 9.4 | 2.0 | .516 | .000 |
| 2007-08 | 55 | 37.2 | 22.0 | 10.8 | 2.3 | .507 | .000 |
| 2008-09 | 77 | 33.6 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 1.8 | .548 | |
| 2010-11 | 5 | 18.2 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | .486 | .000 |
| Career | 486 | 32.5 | 19.0 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Houston Rockets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
55–27proj record
#3conf seed
+5.5net rtg
117.5off rtg
112.1def rtg
98%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Amen Thompson, Fred VanVleet.
How his role moves
Projected 55–27, 3rd in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
71 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #133 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
2 accolades
8× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Yao Ming
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Houston Rockets
Turning pro
Drafted 2002 as a Center.
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Yao Ming is one of the NBA's all-time greats. A 7-6 global icon who grew the game worldwide.
Chapter
Over a Hall of Fame career he averaged 19 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
Where things stand
A Hall of Fame center and Houston Rockets legend.
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Ming's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 7' 6"
- Weight
- 310 lbs
- Experience
- 8th Season
- NBA debut
- 2002
- Draft
- 2002
- Jersey
- #11
Legacy
A 7-6 global icon who grew the game worldwide.
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The person
A Hall of Fame center and Houston Rockets legend.
Hall of Fame
Houston Rockets
All-Star
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ
Yao Ming — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Yao Ming, answered.
What were Yao Ming's career averages?
Yao Ming averaged 19 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game over his career.
Is Yao Ming in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Yao Ming is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Yao Ming career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
