Patrick Ewing vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi 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.
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, 16 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. Patrick Ewing had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Patrick Ewing | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1985-86 | 2024-25 |
| Team | New York Knicks | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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: | +23 | +8.6 | +10.9 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | -2.3 | -1.8 | +4.0 | +9.6 | +.073 | +0.1 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +.116 | ||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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| * Neiher Patrick Ewing nor Yves Missi played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Patrick Ewing played 16 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 17, from 1987 to 2002—Patrick Ewing played in 14 Playoffs. In those 16 extra years over Yves Missi, Patrick Ewing got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 6 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 10 All-Star Game |