Patrick Ewing vs. Dominique Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dominique Wilkins 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 more than Dominique Wilkins, who played 15. Patrick Ewing had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Dominique Wilkins had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Dominique Wilkins 15 10 1982-83 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1985-861982-83
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Dominique Wilkins 82 32.9 17.5 2.8 3.1 5.8 1.6 1.0 0.8 2.2 2.6 7.3 14.9 .493 0.0 0.1 .182 2.8 4.1 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Dominique Wilkins 3 36.3 15.7 2.7 2.3 5.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 3.3 3.0 5.7 14.0 .405 0.3 0.3 1.000 4.0 4.7 .857

Season 2

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1986-871983-84
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Dominique Wilkins 81 36.6 21.6 3.1 4.0 7.2 1.6 1.4 1.1 2.7 2.4 8.4 17.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.1 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Dominique Wilkins 5 39.4 19.2 4.2 4.0 8.2 2.2 2.4 0.2 3.0 2.6 7.0 16.8 .417 0.0 0.2 .000 5.2 6.2 .839

Season 3

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1987-881984-85
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Dominique Wilkins 81 37.3 27.4 2.8 4.1 6.9 2.5 1.7 0.7 2.8 2.1 10.5 23.3 .451 0.3 1.0 .309 6.0 7.4 .806
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
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1988-891985-86
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Dominique Wilkins 78 39.1 30.3 3.3 4.6 7.9 2.6 1.8 0.6 3.2 2.2 11.4 24.3 .468 0.2 0.9 .186 7.4 9.0 .818
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
Dominique Wilkins 9 40.0 28.6 2.2 3.8 6.0 2.8 1.0 0.2 3.3 2.7 10.4 24.1 .433 0.1 0.6 .200 7.6 8.8 .861

Season 5

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1989-901986-87
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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 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
Dominique Wilkins 79 37.6 29.0 2.7 3.6 6.3 3.3 1.5 0.6 2.7 1.9 10.5 22.6 .463 0.4 1.3 .292 7.7 9.4 .818
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
Dominique Wilkins 9 40.0 26.8 3.0 4.8 7.8 2.8 1.8 0.9 2.9 2.8 9.6 23.3 .410 0.3 1.1 .300 7.3 8.2 .892

Season 6

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1990-911987-88
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 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
Dominique Wilkins 78 37.8 30.7 2.7 3.7 6.4 2.9 1.3 0.6 2.8 2.1 11.7 25.1 .464 0.5 1.7 .295 6.9 8.4 .826
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
Dominique Wilkins 12 39.4 31.2 3.1 3.3 6.4 2.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.0 11.4 25.0 .457 0.3 1.5 .222 8.0 10.4 .768

Season 7

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1991-921988-89
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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 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
Dominique Wilkins 80 37.5 26.2 3.2 3.7 6.9 2.6 1.5 0.7 2.3 1.7 10.2 22.0 .464 0.4 1.3 .276 5.5 6.6 .844
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
Dominique Wilkins 5 42.4 27.2 2.0 3.4 5.4 3.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 10.4 23.2 .448 1.0 3.4 .294 5.4 7.6 .711

Season 8

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1992-931989-90
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Dominique Wilkins 80 36.1 26.7 2.7 3.8 6.5 2.5 1.6 0.6 2.2 1.8 10.1 20.9 .484 0.7 2.3 .322 5.7 7.1 .807
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
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1993-941990-91
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East 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 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
Dominique Wilkins 81 38.0 25.9 3.2 5.8 9.0 3.3 1.5 0.8 2.5 1.9 9.5 20.2 .470 1.0 3.1 .341 5.9 7.1 .829
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
Dominique Wilkins 5 39.0 20.8 1.2 5.2 6.4 2.6 1.8 1.0 2.2 1.6 7.0 18.8 .372 0.4 3.0 .133 6.4 7.0 .914

Season 10

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1994-951991-92
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Dominique Wilkins 42 38.1 28.1 2.5 4.6 7.0 3.8 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.8 10.1 21.8 .464 0.9 3.0 .289 7.0 8.4 .835
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
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1995-961992-93
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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 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
Dominique Wilkins 71 37.3 29.9 2.6 4.2 6.8 3.2 1.0 0.4 2.6 1.6 10.4 22.3 .468 1.7 4.5 .380 7.3 8.8 .828
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
Dominique Wilkins 3 37.7 30.0 4.0 1.3 5.3 3.0 1.0 0.3 3.3 2.7 10.7 25.0 .427 1.0 4.0 .250 7.7 10.0 .767

Season 12

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1996-971993-94
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Dominique Wilkins 74 35.6 26.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 2.3 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.7 9.4 21.5 .440 1.1 4.0 .288 6.0 7.1 .847
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
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1997-981994-95
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East 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
Dominique Wilkins 77 31.5 17.8 2.0 3.2 5.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 2.2 1.7 6.4 15.2 .424 1.5 3.8 .388 3.5 4.4 .782
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
Dominique Wilkins 4 37.5 19.0 4.3 6.5 10.8 2.0 0.5 0.8 2.3 1.8 6.5 15.3 .426 2.0 4.3 .471 4.0 4.5 .889

Note: Dominique Wilkins didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 14

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1998-991996-97
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 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
Dominique Wilkins 63 30.9 18.2 2.7 3.7 6.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 2.1 1.6 6.3 15.1 .417 1.1 3.8 .293 4.5 5.6 .803
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
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Dominique Wilkins didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 15

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 1999-001998-99
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsMagic Lost East 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 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
Dominique Wilkins 27 9.3 5.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.7 1.9 4.9 .379 0.2 0.7 .263 1.1 1.6 .690
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
Dominique Wilkins 1 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 16

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 2000-01-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 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
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Ewing ------- --- ----------
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins
Season 2001-02-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East 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 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
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------
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
Dominique Wilkins ------- --- ----------