Patrick Ewing vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Alex Groza 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Alex Groza 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.