David Robinson vs Patrick Ewing

David RobinsonPatrick Ewing

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing compared on their NBA careers: David Robinson played 14 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03, Patrick Ewing 17 seasons, 1985-86 to 2001-02. David Robinson averaged 21.1 points a game to Patrick Ewing's 21. David Robinson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing career per game
987GP1,183
34.7MIN34.3
21.1PTS21
10.6REB9.8
2.5AST1.9
1.4STL1
3BLK2.4
51.8FG%50.4
253P%15.2
73.6FT%74
58.3TS%55.3

Career totals

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing career totals
20,790PTS24,815
10,497REB11,607
2,441AST2,215
1,388STL1,136
2,954BLK2,894
51.8FG%50.4
253P%15.2
73.6FT%74
58.3TS%55.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing postseason
123GP139
34.3MIN37.5
18.1PTS20.2
10.6REB10.3
2.3AST2
1.2STL0.9
2.5BLK2.2
47.9FG%46.9
103P%34.8
70.8FT%71.8
54.7TS%51.7

Where each stands all time

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing all-time places
45th (20,790)Points30th (24,815)
24th (10,497)Rebounds17th (11,607)
269th (2,441)Assists—
61st (1,388)Steals105th (1,136)
6th (2,954)Blocks7th (2,894)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • David Robinson: 2 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×4, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Third Team ×4, All-Defensive First Team ×4, All-NBA First Team ×4, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA Second Team ×2, MVP
  • Patrick Ewing: 0 championships; Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×6, All-Defensive Second Team ×2, All-NBA First Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1989-9024.31221985-862092
2nd1990-9125.6132.51986-8721.58.81.7
3rd1991-9223.212.22.71987-8820.28.21.5
4th1992-9323.411.73.71988-8922.79.32.4
5th1993-9429.810.74.81989-9028.610.92.2
6th1994-9527.610.82.91990-9126.611.23
7th1995-962512.231991-922411.21.9
8th1996-9717.78.51.31992-9324.212.11.9
9th1997-9821.610.62.71993-9424.511.22.3
10th1998-9915.8102.11994-9523.9112.7
11th1999-0017.89.61.81995-9622.510.62.1
12th2000-0114.48.61.51996-9722.410.72
13th2001-0212.28.31.21997-9820.810.21.1
14th2002-038.57.911998-9917.39.91.1
15th————1999-00159.70.9
16th————2000-019.67.41.2
17th————2001-02640.5

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST