The Season in Brief
The 2008-09 Houston Rockets went 53-29. Led by Yao Ming, Metta World Peace and Shane Battier, they posted a +3.73 SRS and went 7-6 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Yao Ming leads at 26%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Yao Ming | 19.7 |
| Rebounds | Yao Ming | 9.9 |
| Assists | Rafer Alston | 5.4 |
| Steals | Metta World Peace | 1.5 |
| Blocks | Yao Ming | 1.9 |
| True Shooting | Carl Landry | 63.4 |
| 3-Pointers | Metta World Peace | 153 |
| Def. Win Shares | Yao Ming | 5.0 |
The Roster, by Fame
Yao Ming★All-NBA 2ndAll-Star8602Metta World PeaceAll-Defense 2nd5703Shane BattierAll-Defense 2nd334Luis Scola335Rafer Alston276Carl Landry227Tracy McGrady208Aaron Brooks159Chuck Hayes810Von Wafer★711Brent Barry712Kyle Lowry413Dikembe Mutombo314Luther Head215Joey Dorsey216James White117Brian Cook0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming★ | 77 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 61.8 | 1 | 5.0 | 86 |
| Metta World Peace | 69 | 17.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 51.2 | 153 | 4.0 | 57 |
| Shane Battier | 60 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 56.8 | 91 | 2.9 | 33 |
| Luis Scola | 82 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 57.2 | 0 | 4.3 | 33 |
| Rafer Alston | 48 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 48.4 | 80 | 2.1 | 27 |
| Carl Landry | 69 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 63.4 | 1 | 2.2 | 22 |
| Tracy McGrady | 35 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 49.2 | 44 | 1.8 | 20 |
| Aaron Brooks | 80 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 52.1 | 113 | 2.2 | 15 |
| Chuck Hayes | 71 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 37.5 | 0 | 1.7 | 8 |
| Von Wafer★ | 63 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 54.1 | 64 | 1.6 | 7 |
| Brent Barry | 56 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 57.5 | 49 | 1.1 | 7 |
| Kyle Lowry | 28 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 56.1 | 8 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 47.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 |
| Luther Head | 22 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 14 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Joey Dorsey | 3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| James White | 4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 70.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Brian Cook | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 37.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.9
- Youngest: Kyle Lowry (22)
- Oldest: Dikembe Mutombo (42)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Joey Dorsey - rookie
- Metta World Peace - new to the team
- Von Wafer - new to the team
- Brent Barry - new to the team
- Kyle Lowry - new to the team
- James White - new to the team
- Brian Cook - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Yao Ming - pick #1 (2002)
- Metta World Peace - pick #16 (1999)
- Shane Battier - pick #6 (2001)
- Luis Scola - pick #56 (2002)
- Rafer Alston - pick #39 (1998)
The Playoff Run
7-6 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Houston Rockets fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1967-681993-942025-26
2 championship seasons marked above the arc.