Patrick Ewing vs Shaquille O'Neal

Patrick EwingShaquille O'Neal

Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Patrick Ewing played 17 seasons, 1985-86 to 2001-02, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Patrick Ewing averaged 21 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O'Neal career per game
1,183GP1,207
34.3MIN34.7
21PTS23.7
9.8REB10.9
1.9AST2.5
1STL0.6
2.4BLK2.3
50.4FG%58.2
15.23P%4.5
74FT%52.7
55.3TS%58.6

Career totals

Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O'Neal career totals
24,815PTS28,596
11,607REB13,099
2,215AST3,026
1,136STL739
2,894BLK2,732
50.4FG%58.2
15.23P%4.5
74FT%52.7
55.3TS%58.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O'Neal postseason
139GP216
37.5MIN37.5
20.2PTS24.3
10.3REB11.6
2AST2.7
0.9STL0.5
2.2BLK2.1
46.9FG%56.3
34.83P%0
71.8FT%50.4
51.7TS%56.5

Where each stands all time

Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places
30th (24,815)Points11th (28,596)
17th (11,607)Rebounds8th (13,099)
105th (1,136)Steals290th (739)
7th (2,894)Blocks8th (2,732)
—Assists187th (3,026)

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

  • 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
  • Shaquille O'Neal: 4 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year, All-NBA Third Team ×4, All-NBA Second Team ×2, All-NBA First Team ×8, Finals MVP ×3, MVP, All-Star MVP ×3, All-Defensive Second Team ×3

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.

Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O'Neal 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.
1st1985-8620921992-9323.413.91.9
2nd1986-8721.58.81.71993-9429.313.22.4
3rd1987-8820.28.21.51994-9529.311.42.7
4th1988-8922.79.32.41995-9626.6112.9
5th1989-9028.610.92.21996-9726.212.53.1
6th1990-9126.611.231997-9828.311.42.4
7th1991-922411.21.91998-9926.310.72.3
8th1992-9324.212.11.91999-0029.713.63.8
9th1993-9424.511.22.32000-0128.712.73.7
10th1994-9523.9112.72001-0227.210.73
11th1995-9622.510.62.12002-0327.511.13.1
12th1996-9722.410.722003-0421.511.52.9
13th1997-9820.810.21.12004-0522.910.42.7
14th1998-9917.39.91.12005-06209.21.9
15th1999-00159.70.92006-0717.37.42
16th2000-019.67.41.22007-0813.69.11.5
17th2001-02640.52008-0917.88.41.7
18th————2009-10126.71.5
19th————2010-119.24.80.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST