Patrick Ewing vs. Magic Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Magic Johnson 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 4 more than Magic Johnson, who played 13. Patrick Ewing had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Magic Johnson had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Magic Johnson	13	13	1979-80 to 1995-96

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1985-86	1979-80
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+27	+0.9	+2.0	+0.3	+0.9	+1.3	+5.3	+1.3	+1.6	-0.6	-1.0	+1.2	+4.0	+.056	+0.1	+0.3	+.226	+0.4	+0.1	+.071
Magic Johnson	77	36.3	18.0	2.2	5.6	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	4.0	2.8	6.5	12.3	.530	0.1	0.4	.226	4.9	6.0	.810

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Patrick Ewing	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	16	41.1	18.3	3.3	7.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	4.1	2.9	6.4	12.4	.518	0.1	0.5	.250	5.3	6.6	.802


Season 2
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1986-87	1980-81
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Steals Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+26	+2.1	+0.1	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2	+6.9	+2.0	+1.6	-0.3	-1.2		+0.8	+.029	+0.1	+0.4	+.176	+0.1	+0.5	+.047
Magic Johnson	37	37.1	21.6	2.7	5.9	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	3.9	2.7	8.4	15.9	.532	0.1	0.5	.176	4.6	6.1	.760

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Patrick Ewing	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	3	42.3	17.0	2.7	11.0	13.7	7.0	2.7	1.0	3.7	4.7	6.3	16.3	.388	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.7	.650


Season 3
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1987-88	1981-82
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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	-	4.2	5.8	.716
difference:	+4	+7.3	+1.6	+0.2	+1.1	+1.4	+8.0	+1.4	+2.6	-0.2	-1.1	+0.9	+1.1	+.018	+0.1	+0.4			+0.2	+.044
Magic Johnson	78	38.3	18.6	3.2	6.4	9.6	9.5	2.7	0.4	3.7	2.9	7.1	13.3	.537	0.1	0.4	.207	4.2	5.6	.760

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
difference:	+10	+1.8	+1.4	+0.1	+1.4	+1.5	+6.8	+1.4	+3.1	-0.3	-0.7	+1.1	+3.1	+.038				+0.7	+1.1	+.036
Magic Johnson	14	40.1	17.4	3.9	7.4	11.3	9.3	2.9	0.2	3.1	3.6	5.9	11.2	.529	0.0	0.3	.000	5.5	6.6	.828


Season 4
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1988-89	1982-83
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+0.6	+5.9		+0.7	+0.7	+8.1	+0.7	+2.9	-0.5	-1.4	+2.6	+4.2	+.019		+0.2		+0.7	+1.3	+.054
Magic Johnson	79	36.8	16.8	2.7	5.9	8.6	10.5	2.2	0.6	3.8	2.5	6.5	11.8	.548	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	4.8	.800

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
difference:	+6	+5.1	+2.0	+0.8	+2.3	+1.5	+10.6	+1.3	+1.2	-2.6	-0.6	+1.1	+2.3	+.001		+0.7		+0.2	+0.4	+.090
Magic Johnson	15	42.9	17.9	3.4	5.1	8.5	12.8	2.3	0.8	4.3	3.3	6.7	13.7	.485	0.0	0.7	.000	4.5	5.4	.840


Season 5
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1989-90	1983-84
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	6.1	7.9	.775
difference:	+15	+0.3	+11.0	+1.4	+2.1	+3.6	+10.9	+1.2	+3.3	-1.2	-1.5	+4.6	+8.8	+.014	+0.1	+0.4		+1.8	+2.6	+.035
Magic Johnson	67	38.3	17.6	1.5	5.9	7.3	13.1	2.2	0.7	4.6	2.5	6.6	11.6	.565	0.1	0.4	.207	4.3	5.3	.810

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
difference:	+11	+0.4	+11.2	+0.9	+3.0	+3.9	+10.4	+0.7	+1.0	-1.1	-0.7	+4.2	+8.9	+.030	+0.1	+0.1	+.500	+2.7	+3.1	+.023
Magic Johnson	21	39.9	18.2	1.2	5.4	6.6	13.5	2.0	1.0	3.8	3.4	7.2	13.0	.551	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	4.8	.800


Season 6
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1990-91	1984-85
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+2.2	+8.3	+1.2	+3.8	+5.0	+9.6	+0.5	+2.9	-0.4	-1.5	+3.9	+8.6	+.047	+0.1	+0.4	+.189	+0.6	+1.7	+.098
Magic Johnson	77	36.1	18.3	1.2	5.0	6.2	12.6	1.5	0.3	4.0	2.0	6.5	11.7	.561	0.1	0.5	.189	5.1	6.0	.843

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
difference:	+16	+0.5	+0.8	+0.3	+3.2	+2.9	+13.2	+1.4	+1.5	-0.3	-1.5	+0.1	+3.1	+.113	+0.1	+0.4		+0.6	+0.2	+.069
Magic Johnson	19	36.2	17.5	1.0	6.1	7.1	15.2	1.7	0.2	4.0	2.5	6.1	11.9	.513	0.1	0.4	.143	5.3	6.2	.847


Season 7
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1991-92	1985-86
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+2.6	+5.2	+1.6	+3.8	+5.3	+10.7	+0.5	+2.8	-1.3	-1.6	+3.0	+5.8	+.004	+0.1	+0.5	+.066	+0.7	+0.2	+.133
Magic Johnson	72	35.8	18.8	1.2	4.7	5.9	12.6	1.6	0.2	3.8	1.8	6.7	12.8	.526	0.1	0.6	.233	5.3	6.0	.871

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
difference:	+2	+1.6	+1.1	+1.3	+2.7	+4.0	+12.8	+1.3	+2.5	-1.3	-1.0	+1.2	+5.3	+.081		+0.7		+1.4	+1.5	+.026
Magic Johnson	14	38.6	21.6	1.5	5.6	7.1	15.1	1.9	0.1	3.2	3.1	7.9	14.6	.537	0.0	0.8	.000	5.9	7.6	.766


Season 8
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1992-93	1986-87
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+0.8	+0.3	+0.9	+4.9	+5.8	+10.3	+0.8	+1.5	-0.5	-1.4	+1.1	+2.7	+.019	+0.1	+0.4	+.062	+1.8	+1.0	+.129
Magic Johnson	80	36.3	23.9	1.5	4.8	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	3.8	2.1	8.5	16.4	.522	0.1	0.5	.205	6.7	7.9	.848

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
difference:	+3	+3.3	+3.7	+1.3	+1.9	+3.2	+9.8	+0.6	+1.7	-0.2	-1.9	+2.9	+6.4	+.027		+0.5	+.800	+2.0	+1.3	+.193
Magic Johnson	18	37.0	21.8	1.6	6.2	7.7	12.2	1.7	0.4	2.8	2.1	8.1	15.1	.539	0.1	0.6	.200	5.4	6.6	.831


Season 9
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1993-94	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+7	+1.0	+4.9	+1.6	+3.4	+5.0	+9.6	+0.5	+2.5	-0.4	-1.5	+2.6	+5.2	+.004	+0.1	+0.6	+.090	+0.2	+0.6	+.088
Magic Johnson	72	36.6	19.6	1.2	5.0	6.2	11.9	1.6	0.2	3.7	2.0	6.8	13.8	.492	0.2	0.8	.196	5.8	6.8	.853

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
difference:	+1	+1.1	+2.0	+2.2	+4.1	+6.3	+10.0	+0.1	+2.8	-0.2	-1.3	+1.4	+5.5	+.077	+0.1	+0.2	+.136	+0.6		+.097
Magic Johnson	24	40.2	19.9	1.3	4.1	5.4	12.6	1.4	0.2	3.5	2.5	7.0	13.7	.514	0.3	0.6	.500	5.5	6.5	.852


Season 10
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1994-95	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+0.5	+1.4	+0.6	+2.6	+3.1	+10.1	+0.9	+1.7	-0.9	-1.2	+1.7	+3.6	+.006	+0.7	+2.1	+.028	+1.4	+0.2	+.161
Magic Johnson	77	37.5	22.5	1.4	6.4	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	4.1	2.2	7.5	14.8	.509	0.8	2.4	.314	6.7	7.3	.911

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
difference:	+3	+0.7	+0.6	+0.4	+3.2	+3.7	+9.3	+1.4	+2.1	-1.1	-2.5	+1.2	+1.8	+.024	+0.6	+2.2	+.047	+1.2	+0.3	+.221
Magic Johnson	14	37.0	18.4	1.1	4.9	5.9	11.8	1.9	0.2	3.8	2.1	6.1	12.4	.489	0.7	2.5	.286	5.6	6.1	.907


Season 11
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1995-96	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+0.6	+0.2	+0.5	+3.5	+4.0	+9.4	+0.8	+2.0	-0.8	-1.2	+2.0	+4.8	+.014	+1.2	+3.1	+.241	+2.6	+2.0	+.129
Magic Johnson	79	37.2	22.3	1.6	5.0	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	3.7	2.1	6.9	14.4	.480	1.3	3.5	.384	7.2	8.1	.890

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
difference:	+1	+0.8	+3.7	+0.1	+4.3	+4.3	+10.9	+1.1	+3.0	-0.2	-0.3	+0.3	+0.1	+.016	+0.5	+2.5	+.300	+2.7	+0.9	+.235
Magic Johnson	9	41.8	25.2	1.3	5.0	6.3	12.8	1.2	0.1	4.0	3.1	8.4	17.2	.490	0.6	2.8	.200	7.8	8.8	.886


Season 12
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1996-97	1990-91
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+0.1	+3.0	+0.9	+2.8	+3.7	+10.5	+0.4	+2.2	-0.6	-1.3	+2.5	+4.8	+.011	+1.0	+3.1	+.098	+1.0	+0.2	+.152
Magic Johnson	79	37.1	19.4	1.3	5.6	7.0	12.5	1.3	0.2	4.0	1.9	5.9	12.4	.477	1.0	3.2	.320	6.6	7.3	.906

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
difference:	+10	+3.6	+0.8	+1.7	+0.8	+2.5	+10.7	+0.9	+2.4	-1.1	-1.0	+3.6	+4.5	+.087	+1.1	+3.6	+.296	+5.3	+4.7	+.239
Magic Johnson	19	43.3	21.8	1.2	6.9	8.1	12.6	1.2	0.0	4.1	2.3	6.2	14.1	.440	1.1	3.7	.296	8.3	9.4	.882

Note: Magic Johnson didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95.


Season 13
	Patrick Ewing	Magic Johnson
Season	1997-98	1995-96
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+2.7	+6.2	+1.0	+3.4	+4.5	+5.8	+0.2	+1.8	-0.2	-1.3	+3.5	+6.3	+.038	+0.7	+1.7	+.379	+0.2	+0.9	+.136
Magic Johnson	32	29.9	14.6	1.3	4.5	5.7	6.9	0.8	0.4	3.2	1.5	4.3	9.2	.466	0.7	1.8	.379	5.4	6.3	.856

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
difference:		+0.5	+1.3	+0.3	+0.7	+0.5	+5.2	+0.8	+1.3	-0.5	-3.2	+1.2	+4.2	+.028	+0.8	+2.3		+3.0	+1.5	+.255
Magic Johnson	4	33.8	15.3	2.0	6.5	8.5	6.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.8	3.8	9.8	.385	0.8	2.3	.333	7.0	8.3	.848

Additional Years

* Patrick Ewing played 4 seasons more than Magic Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 17, from 1999 to 2002—Patrick Ewing played in 3 Playoffs.

Patrick Ewing vs. Magic Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Magic Johnson 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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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

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Season 2

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Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 5

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Season 6

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Season 7

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Season 8

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Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

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