Patrick Ewing vs. Al Thornton Comparison

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

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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Al Thornton -

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) Al Thornton -