Patrick Ewing vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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, 15 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Patrick Ewing had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Victor Wembanyama 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Patrick Ewing Victor Wembanyama
Season 1985-862023-24
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
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:+21+5.7+1.4+0.2+1.9+1.6+1.9+0.1+1.5-0.3-1.6+0.1+0.4+.009+1.8+5.4+.325+0.4+0.9+.057
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Patrick Ewing nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Patrick Ewing Victor Wembanyama
Season 1986-872024-25
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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:+17+1.8+2.8+0.7+2.9+2.2+2.0+0.3+1.5-0.4-1.6+0.5+1.9+.027+3.1+8.7+.352+1.3+2.5+.123
Victor Wembanyama 46 33.2 24.3 1.8 9.2 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 8.9 18.6 .476 3.1 8.8 .352 3.4 4.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Patrick Ewing nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Patrick Ewing played 15 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 17, from 1988 to 2002—Patrick Ewing played in 14 Playoffs.

In those 15 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Patrick Ewing got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 6 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 10 All-Star Game