Patrick Ewing vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee and Patrick Ewing that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Patrick Ewing:
1985-86 to 2001-02
David Lee:
2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

Patrick Ewing0
David Lee1
Patrick Ewing17
David Lee12
Patrick Ewing14
David Lee5
Patrick Ewing11
David Lee2

Honors and Awards

Patrick Ewing1
David Lee0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Patrick Ewing7
David Lee1
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Patrick Ewing3
David Lee0
Patrick Ewing1
David Lee0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Patrick Ewing 21.0
David Lee 13.5

Patrick Ewing 9.8
David Lee 8.8

Patrick Ewing 1.9
David Lee 2.2

Patrick Ewing 1.0
David Lee 0.8

Patrick Ewing 2.4
David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Patrick Ewing 24,815
David Lee 11,232

Patrick Ewing 11,607
David Lee 7,320

Patrick Ewing 2,215
David Lee 1,825

Patrick Ewing 1,136
David Lee 625

Patrick Ewing 2,894
David Lee 329

Patrick Ewing 1,183
David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Patrick Ewing .504
David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage
Patrick Ewing .152
David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage
Patrick Ewing .740
David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Patrick Ewing 28.6
(1990)
David Lee 20.2
(2010)

Patrick Ewing 12.1
(1993)
David Lee 11.7
(2009)

Patrick Ewing 3.0
(1991)
David Lee 3.6
(2010)

Patrick Ewing 1.5
(1989)
David Lee 1.0
(2010)

Patrick Ewing 4.0
(1990)
David Lee 0.5
(2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Patrick Ewing 20.2
David Lee 5.6

Patrick Ewing 10.3
David Lee 4.4

Patrick Ewing 2.0
David Lee 1.0

Patrick Ewing 0.9
David Lee 0.3

Patrick Ewing 2.2
David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Patrick Ewing 2,813
David Lee 240

Patrick Ewing 1,435
David Lee 189

Patrick Ewing 275
David Lee 43

Patrick Ewing 122
David Lee 14

Patrick Ewing 303
David Lee 8

Patrick Ewing 139
David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Patrick Ewing .469
David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage
Patrick Ewing .348
David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage
Patrick Ewing .718
David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Patrick Ewing 29.4
(1990)
David Lee 13.9
(2014)

Patrick Ewing 12.8
(1988)
David Lee 9.1
(2014)

Patrick Ewing 3.1
(1990)
David Lee 2.6
(2014)

Patrick Ewing 1.5
(1988)
David Lee 0.6
(2014)

Patrick Ewing 3.3
(1988)
David Lee 0.3
(2017)