Patrick Ewing vs. Juwan Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Juwan Howard and Patrick Ewing, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Patrick Ewing played 17 years in the NBA, 2 less than Juwan Howard, who played 19. Patrick Ewing had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Juwan Howard had his rookie season in 1994-95. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Patrick Ewing 17 14 1985-86 to 2001-02
Juwan Howard 19 7 1994-95 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1985-861994-95
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 50 35.4 20.0 2.5 6.5 9.0 2.0 1.1 2.1 3.4 3.8 7.7 16.3 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.1 .739
Juwan Howard 65 36.1 17.0 2.8 5.6 8.4 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.6 3.6 7.0 14.3 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.5 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1986-871995-96
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 63 35.0 21.5 2.5 6.3 8.8 1.7 1.4 2.3 3.6 3.9 8.4 16.7 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.6 .713
Juwan Howard 81 40.7 22.1 2.3 5.8 8.1 4.4 0.8 0.5 3.7 3.3 9.0 18.5 .489 0.0 0.2 .308 3.9 5.3 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1987-881996-97
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 82 31.0 20.2 3.0 5.3 8.2 1.5 1.3 3.0 3.5 4.0 8.0 14.4 .555 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 5.8 .716
Juwan Howard 82 40.5 19.1 2.5 5.5 8.0 3.8 1.1 0.3 3.0 3.2 7.8 16.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.7 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 4 38.3 18.8 4.0 8.8 12.8 2.5 1.5 3.3 2.8 4.3 7.0 14.3 .491 0.0 0.3 .000 4.8 5.5 .864
Juwan Howard 3 43.0 18.7 3.3 2.7 6.0 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.0 6.7 14.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 6.0 .889

Season 4

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1988-891997-98
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 80 36.2 22.7 2.7 6.6 9.3 2.4 1.5 3.5 3.3 3.9 9.1 16.0 .567 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.1 .746
Juwan Howard 64 40.0 18.5 2.5 4.5 7.0 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 3.5 7.2 15.5 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.6 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 9 37.8 19.9 2.6 7.4 10.0 2.2 1.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 7.8 16.0 .486 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 5.8 .750
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1989-901998-99
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 82 38.6 28.6 2.9 8.0 10.9 2.2 1.0 4.0 3.4 4.0 11.2 20.4 .551 0.0 0.0 .250 6.1 7.9 .775
Juwan Howard 36 39.7 18.9 2.5 5.6 8.1 3.0 1.2 0.4 2.6 3.6 7.9 16.8 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 10 39.5 29.4 2.1 8.4 10.5 3.1 1.3 2.0 2.7 4.1 11.4 21.9 .521 0.1 0.2 .500 6.5 7.9 .823
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1990-911999-00
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 81 38.3 26.6 2.4 8.8 11.2 3.0 1.0 3.2 3.6 3.5 10.4 20.3 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 5.7 7.7 .745
Juwan Howard 82 35.5 14.9 1.6 4.1 5.7 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.7 3.6 6.2 13.5 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 3 36.7 16.7 0.7 9.3 10.0 2.0 0.3 1.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 15.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .778
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1991-922000-01
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 82 38.4 24.0 2.8 8.5 11.2 1.9 1.1 3.0 2.5 3.4 9.7 18.6 .522 0.0 0.1 .167 4.6 6.2 .738
Juwan Howard 81 36.7 18.0 2.1 5.0 7.1 2.8 0.9 0.5 3.0 3.6 7.2 15.0 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 4.7 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 12 40.2 22.7 2.8 8.3 11.1 2.3 0.6 2.6 1.9 4.1 9.1 19.9 .456 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.1 .740
Juwan Howard 10 38.9 13.4 2.9 5.4 8.3 1.4 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.8 4.9 13.6 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.5 .800

Season 8

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1992-932001-02
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 81 37.1 24.2 2.4 9.7 12.1 1.9 0.9 2.0 3.3 3.5 9.6 19.1 .503 0.0 0.1 .143 4.9 6.9 .719
Juwan Howard 81 32.5 14.6 2.8 4.8 7.6 2.1 0.6 0.6 1.9 3.3 5.7 12.4 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.2 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 15 40.3 25.5 2.9 8.1 10.9 2.4 1.1 2.1 2.6 4.0 11.0 21.5 .512 0.1 0.1 1.000 3.4 5.3 .638
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1993-942002-03
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 79 37.6 24.5 2.8 8.4 11.2 2.3 1.1 2.7 3.3 3.5 9.4 19.0 .496 0.1 0.2 .286 5.6 7.4 .765
Juwan Howard 77 35.5 18.4 2.4 5.2 7.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.5 3.1 7.4 16.4 .450 0.0 0.1 .500 3.7 4.6 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 25 41.3 21.9 3.5 8.2 11.7 2.6 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.8 8.4 19.2 .437 0.2 0.4 .364 4.9 6.5 .755
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1994-952003-04
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 79 37.0 23.9 2.0 9.0 11.0 2.7 0.9 2.0 3.2 3.4 9.2 18.4 .503 0.1 0.3 .286 5.3 7.1 .750
Juwan Howard 81 35.5 17.0 2.1 4.9 7.0 2.0 0.7 0.3 2.2 3.5 6.5 14.4 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 4.9 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 11 36.3 19.0 1.5 8.1 9.6 2.5 0.5 2.3 2.7 4.6 7.3 14.2 .513 0.1 0.3 .333 4.4 6.4 .686
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1995-962004-05
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 76 36.6 22.5 2.1 8.5 10.6 2.1 0.9 2.4 2.9 3.3 8.9 19.2 .466 0.1 0.4 .143 4.6 6.1 .761
Juwan Howard 61 26.6 9.6 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.3 4.0 8.9 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.9 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 8 41.0 21.5 1.4 9.3 10.6 1.9 0.1 3.1 3.8 2.8 8.1 17.1 .474 0.1 0.3 .500 5.1 7.9 .651
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1996-972005-06
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 78 37.0 22.4 2.2 8.4 10.7 2.0 0.9 2.4 3.4 3.2 8.4 17.2 .488 0.0 0.1 .222 5.6 7.5 .754
Juwan Howard 80 31.7 11.8 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.9 4.9 10.7 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 9 39.7 22.6 2.9 7.7 10.6 1.9 0.3 2.4 3.0 3.3 9.8 18.6 .527 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.7 .643
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1997-982006-07
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 26 32.6 20.8 2.3 7.9 10.2 1.1 0.6 2.2 3.0 2.8 7.8 15.5 .504 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 7.2 .720
Juwan Howard 80 26.5 9.7 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 2.6 3.9 8.3 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.4 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 4 33.3 14.0 2.3 5.8 8.0 1.3 0.8 1.3 2.5 4.0 5.0 14.0 .357 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.8 .593
Juwan Howard 7 22.4 5.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .636

Season 14

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1998-992007-08
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 38 34.2 17.3 1.9 8.0 9.9 1.1 0.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 6.5 14.9 .435 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 6.1 .706
Juwan Howard 50 7.1 1.1 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.3 .359 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 11 31.5 13.1 1.3 7.5 8.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 3.2 5.3 12.3 .430 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.3 .778
Juwan Howard 3 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 15

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 1999-002008-09
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 62 32.8 15.0 2.3 7.5 9.7 0.9 0.6 1.4 2.3 3.2 5.8 12.5 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.6 .731
Juwan Howard 42 11.2 4.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.5 .510 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 14 32.9 14.6 2.1 7.4 9.5 0.4 1.1 1.4 1.9 3.4 5.1 12.1 .418 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 6.4 .697
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 2000-012009-10
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 79 26.7 9.6 1.6 5.8 7.4 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.9 3.7 8.7 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.2 .685
Juwan Howard 73 22.4 6.0 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 1.0 2.6 2.6 5.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 6 14.5 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 3.3 1.7 3.2 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season 2001-022010-11
Team Orlando MagicMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 65 13.9 6.0 0.9 3.1 4.0 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 2.3 5.1 .444 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .701
Juwan Howard 57 10.4 2.4 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.2 .440 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing 4 17.0 6.5 1.3 4.3 5.5 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.5 3.0 2.0 6.3 .320 0.0 0.3 .000 2.5 4.3 .588
Juwan Howard 11 5.5 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .692

Season 18

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season -2011-12
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 28 6.8 1.5 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.0 .309 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 9 2.7 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 19

Patrick Ewing Juwan Howard
Season -2012-13
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 7 7.3 3.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 1.4 2.7 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------