Patrick Ewing vs Tim Duncan

Patrick EwingTim Duncan

Patrick Ewing and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Patrick Ewing played 17 seasons, 1985-86 to 2001-02, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Patrick Ewing averaged 21 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Patrick Ewing and Tim Duncan career per game
1,183GP1,392
34.3MIN34
21PTS19
9.8REB10.8
1.9AST3
1STL0.7
2.4BLK2.2
50.4FG%50.6
15.23P%17.9
74FT%69.6
55.3TS%55.1

Career totals

Patrick Ewing and Tim Duncan career totals
24,815PTS26,496
11,607REB15,091
2,215AST4,225
1,136STL1,025
2,894BLK3,020
50.4FG%50.6
15.23P%17.9
74FT%69.6
55.3TS%55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Patrick Ewing and Tim Duncan postseason
139GP251
37.5MIN37.3
20.2PTS20.6
10.3REB11.4
2AST3
0.9STL0.7
2.2BLK2.3
46.9FG%50.1
34.83P%14.3
71.8FT%68.9
51.7TS%54.8

Where each stands all time

Patrick Ewing and Tim Duncan all-time places
30th (24,815)Points22nd (26,496)
17th (11,607)Rebounds2nd (15,091)
105th (1,136)Steals147th (1,025)
7th (2,894)Blocks5th (3,020)
—Assists98th (4,225)

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
  • Tim Duncan: 5 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×7, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA First Team ×10, All-Defensive First Team ×8, Finals MVP ×3, All-Star MVP, MVP ×2, All-NBA Second Team ×3, All-NBA Third Team ×2

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 Tim Duncan 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.
1st1985-8620921997-9821.111.92.7
2nd1986-8721.58.81.71998-9921.711.42.4
3rd1987-8820.28.21.51999-0023.212.43.2
4th1988-8922.79.32.42000-0122.212.23
5th1989-9028.610.92.22001-0225.512.73.7
6th1990-9126.611.232002-0323.312.93.9
7th1991-922411.21.92003-0422.312.43.1
8th1992-9324.212.11.92004-0520.311.12.7
9th1993-9424.511.22.32005-0618.6113.2
10th1994-9523.9112.72006-072010.63.4
11th1995-9622.510.62.12007-0819.311.32.8
12th1996-9722.410.722008-0919.310.73.5
13th1997-9820.810.21.12009-1017.910.13.2
14th1998-9917.39.91.12010-1113.48.92.7
15th1999-00159.70.92011-1215.492.3
16th2000-019.67.41.22012-1317.89.92.7
17th2001-02640.52013-1415.19.73
18th————2014-1513.99.13
19th————2015-168.67.32.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST