David Robinson vs Patrick Ewing

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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. They have faced each other 19 times: David Robinson's team won 12, Patrick Ewing's 7. David Robinson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Robinson leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Patrick Ewing in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing career per game
987GP1,183
34.7MIN34.3
21.1, betterPTS21
10.6, betterREB9.8
2.5, betterAST1.9
1.4, betterSTL1
3, betterBLK2.4
51.8, betterFG%50.4
25, better3P%15.2
73.6FT%74, better
58.3, betterTS%55.3

David Robinson vs Patrick Ewing head to head

They have faced each other 19 times: David Robinson's team won 12, Patrick Ewing's 7.

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing, record against each other
GamesPlayedDavid Robinson wonPatrick Ewing won
Regular season1912, better7
David Robinson and Patrick Ewing, averages in their games against each other
23.2, betterPTS19.8
9.3REB10.4, better
2.6, betterAST2.2
36.0MIN35.1

Every game against each other

David Robinson vs Patrick Ewing, every game
Nov 6, 2001ORL at SAW 104-8917 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN12 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 13 MIN
Mar 6, 2001SA at OKCW 101-7319 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 28 MIN8 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 26 MIN
Nov 22, 2000OKC at SAW 112-8514 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 24 MIN6 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 30 MIN
Mar 12, 2000SA at NYL 93-8022 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 29 MIN21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN
Jan 22, 2000NY at SAW 96-8310 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN12 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 31 MIN
Dec 2, 1997NY at SAW 90-8423 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN25 PTS, 15 REB, 0 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 27, 1996NY at SAW 90-8421 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 37 MIN20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 10, 1995SA at NYL 118-112 2OT45 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 52 MIN19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 21, 1994SA at NYL 92-8829 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN
Nov 12, 1994NY at SAW 101-8235 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN
Nov 17, 1993NY at SAW 95-9032 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN
Apr 4, 1993NY at SAL 108-10328 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 48 MIN27 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN
Mar 21, 1993SA at NYL 115-9610 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN
Dec 26, 1991SA at NYW 118-8931 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 16, 1991NY at SAW 106-8915 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN
Mar 26, 1991NY at SAW 129-11919 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN37 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 46 MIN
Feb 28, 1991SA at NYL 100-9323 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN27 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 17, 1990NY at SAW 101-9720 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN27 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 13, 1990SA at NYL 107-10127 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing career totals
20,790PTS24,815, better
10,497REB11,607, better
2,441, betterAST2,215
1,388, betterSTL1,136
2,954, betterBLK2,894
51.8, betterFG%50.4
25, better3P%15.2
73.6FT%74, better
58.3, betterTS%55.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing postseason
123GP139
34.3MIN37.5
18.1PTS20.2, better
10.6, betterREB10.3
2.3, betterAST2
1.2, betterSTL0.9
2.5, betterBLK2.2
47.9, betterFG%46.9
103P%34.8, better
70.8FT%71.8, better
54.7, betterTS%51.7

Where each stands all time

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing all-time places
46th (20,790)Points28th (24,815), better
34th (10,497)Rebounds25th (11,607), better
66th (1,388), betterSteals112th (1,136)
6th (2,954), betterBlocks7th (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 and Patrick Ewing titles and awards
2, betterChampionships—
1Rookie of the Year1
1All-Rookie First Team1
2All-NBA Second Team6, better
4, betterAll-Defensive Second Team2
4, betterAll-NBA Third Team—
4, betterAll-NBA First Team1
4, betterAll-Defensive First Team—
1, betterDefensive Player of the Year—
1, betterMVP—

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.
1st1989-9024.3, better12.0, better2.01985-8620.09.02.0
2nd1990-9125.6, better13.0, better2.5, better1986-8721.58.81.7
3rd1991-9223.2, better12.2, better2.7, better1987-8820.28.21.5
4th1992-9323.4, better11.7, better3.7, better1988-8922.79.32.4
5th1993-9429.8, better10.74.8, better1989-9028.610.9, better2.2
6th1994-9527.6, better10.82.91990-9126.611.2, better3.0, better
7th1995-9625.0, better12.2, better3.0, better1991-9224.011.21.9
8th1996-9717.78.51.31992-9324.2, better12.1, better1.9, better
9th1997-9821.610.62.7, better1993-9424.5, better11.2, better2.3
10th1998-9915.810.02.11994-9523.9, better11.0, better2.7, better
11th1999-0017.89.61.81995-9622.5, better10.6, better2.1, better
12th2000-0114.48.61.51996-9722.4, better10.7, better2.0, better
13th2001-0212.28.31.2, better1997-9820.8, better10.2, better1.1
14th2002-038.57.91.01998-9917.3, better9.9, better1.1, better
15th————1999-0015.09.70.9
16th————2000-019.67.41.2
17th————2001-026.04.00.5

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST