Patrick Ewing vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey 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.

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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, 12 more than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Patrick Ewing had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 achievements, 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
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Patrick Ewing Josh Giddey
Season 1985-862021-22
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
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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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+3.9+7.5+0.7+0.5+1.2+4.4+0.2+1.7-0.2-2.2+2.5+3.9+.055+1.0+3.8+.263+3.5+4.6+.030
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Patrick Ewing nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Patrick Ewing Josh Giddey
Season 1986-872022-23
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+3.8+4.9+0.6+0.4+0.9+4.5+0.6+1.9-0.8-2.0+1.3+2.0+.021+1.0+3.0+.325+3.3+4.7+.018
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Patrick Ewing nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Patrick Ewing Josh Giddey
Season 1987-882023-24
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 4.2 5.8 .716
difference:+2+5.9+7.9+1.6+0.3+1.8+3.3+0.6+2.4-1.4-2.6+3.0+3.8+.080+1.0+3.0+2.9+4.2+.090
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+20.2+10.1+3.3+5.9+9.2+0.4+1.3+2.9-1.6-3.4+3.6+6.8+.038+1.2+3.1+.353+4.1+4.7+.011
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 4
Patrick Ewing Josh Giddey
Season 1988-892024-25
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
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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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+6.0+8.1+0.9+0.3+1.2+4.8+0.3+2.9-0.4-2.2+3.8+4.6+.102+1.5+3.9+.378+2.0+2.9+.035
Josh Giddey 70 30.2 14.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.2 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.7 5.3 11.4 .465 1.5 4.0 .378 2.5 3.2 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Patrick Ewing Josh Giddey
Season 1989-902025-26
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 6.1 7.9 .775
difference:+78+7.3+9.1+1.6+0.7+2.4+5.6+0.5+3.5-0.6-2.0+4.7+5.9+.103+1.5+3.5+1.1+0.9+.061
Josh Giddey 4 31.3 19.5 1.3 7.3 8.5 7.8 0.5 0.5 4.0 2.0 6.5 14.5 .448 1.5 3.5 .429 5.0 7.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Patrick Ewing played 12 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 1991 to 2002—Patrick Ewing played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Josh Giddey, Patrick Ewing got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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