Complete Stats Comparison of Patrick Ewing and Yao Ming

Here you have a complete side-by-side comparison of all the stats recorded by Patrick Ewing and Yao Ming during their NBA careers. First we show you a summary of who had better numbers on each statistical category and then we compare in detail the performance of each of these stars in the regular season and the Playoffs, both in total stats and averages per game.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth comparison includes all the numbers, if you prefer a simplified version of this analysis with only the basic statistics, you will find it at the career comparison of these two NBA stars.

On this page we compare:

Who has better stats? Main stats / All stats
Regular Season: Averages / Totals / Pecentages
Playoffs: Averages / Totals / Pecentages

Main Stats Summary:

Who has better stats in the Regular Season?
Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks
Player Better Career Average Better Career TotalYears
Patrick Ewing5
(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)		5
(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)		17
seasons
Yao Ming0
0
8
seasons
Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks
Player Better Career Average Better Career TotalYears
Patrick Ewing5
(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)		5
(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)		14
Playoffs
Yao Ming0
0
4
Playoffs

All Stats Summary:

Who has better stats in the Regular Season?
All the stats
Player Better Career Average Better Career TotalBetter Percentage
Patrick Ewing7
stats		12
stats		0
stats
Yao Ming4
stats		2
stats		3
stats
they are tied1
stat
Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
All the stats
Player Better Career Average Better Career TotalBetter Percentage
Patrick Ewing9
stats		12
stats		1
stat
Yao Ming2
stats		2
stats		2
stats
they are tied1
stat

- "Better Career Total" includes games and years played as stats.

- For turnovers and personal fouls, lower numbers are better.

- Field goal, free-throw and three-point attempts are not included on these tables since it can't be said that higher is better.

Now, lets compare all their stats in detail, one by one...

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, Patrick Ewing had better averages in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than Yao Ming.

Who had higher averages in the Regular Season?

- Patrick Ewing had better averages in points (+2.0), field goals made (+1.2), defensive rebounds (+0.8), total rebounds (+0.6), assists (+0.3), steals (+0.6) and blocks (+0.5)
- Yao Ming had better averages in free throws made (+0.5) and offensive rebounds (+0.2)
- Patrick Ewing had higher (worst) averages in turnovers (+0.3) and personal fouls (+0.1)
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- Patrick Ewing had higher averages in field goals attempted (+3.0), 3-pointers attempted (+0.1) and free throws attempted (+0.1)
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NBA Regular Season, Career Stats Per Game

Points
Patrick Ewing 21.0
+2.0
Yao Ming 19.0
Field Goals Made
Patrick Ewing 8.2
+1.2
Yao Ming 7.0
Field Goals Attempted
Patrick Ewing 16.3
+3.0
Yao Ming 13.3
3-Pointers Made
Patrick Ewing 0.0
Yao Ming 0.0
3-Pointers Attempted
Patrick Ewing 0.1
+0.1
Yao Ming 0.0
Free Throws Made
Patrick Ewing 4.6
Yao Ming 5.1
+0.5
Free Throws Attempted
Patrick Ewing 6.2
+0.1
Yao Ming 6.1
Offensive Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 2.3
Yao Ming 2.5
+0.2
Defensive Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 7.5
+0.8
Yao Ming 6.7
Total Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 9.8
+0.6
Yao Ming 9.2
Assists
Patrick Ewing 1.9
+0.3
Yao Ming 1.6
Steals
Patrick Ewing 1.0
+0.6
Yao Ming 0.4
Blocks
Patrick Ewing 2.4
+0.5
Yao Ming 1.9
Turnovers
(lower is better)
Patrick Ewing 3.0
+0.3
Yao Ming 2.7
Personal Fouls
(lower is better)
Patrick Ewing 3.4
+0.1
Yao Ming 3.3

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, Patrick Ewing had more total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than Yao Ming.

Who had more total stats in the Regular Season?

- Patrick Ewing played more years (+9) and games (+697), and had more points (+15,568), field goals made (+6,322), 3-pointers made (+17), free throws made (+2,907), offensive rebounds (+1,519), defensive rebounds (+5,594), total rebounds (+7,113), assists (+1,446), steals (+947) and blocks (+1,974)
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- Patrick Ewing had more turnovers (+2,226) and personal fouls (+2,438)
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- Patrick Ewing had more field goals attempted (+12,796), 3-pointers attempted (+115) and free throws attempted (+4,305)
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NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Totals

Years
Patrick Ewing 17
+9
Yao Ming 8
Games
Patrick Ewing 1,183
+697
Yao Ming 486
Points
Patrick Ewing 24,815
+15,568
Yao Ming 9,247
Field Goals Made
Patrick Ewing 9,702
+6,322
Yao Ming 3,380
Field Goals Attempted
Patrick Ewing 19,241
+12,796
Yao Ming 6,445
3-Pointers Made
Patrick Ewing 19
+17
Yao Ming 2
3-Pointers Attempted
Patrick Ewing 125
+115
Yao Ming 10
Free Throws Made
Patrick Ewing 5,392
+2,907
Yao Ming 2,485
Free Throws Attempted
Patrick Ewing 7,289
+4,305
Yao Ming 2,984
Offensive Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 2,752
+1,519
Yao Ming 1,233
Defensive Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 8,855
+5,594
Yao Ming 3,261
Total Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 11,607
+7,113
Yao Ming 4,494
Assists
Patrick Ewing 2,215
+1,446
Yao Ming 769
Steals
Patrick Ewing 1,136
+947
Yao Ming 189
Blocks
Patrick Ewing 2,894
+1,974
Yao Ming 920
Turnovers
(lower is better)
Patrick Ewing 3,537
+2,226
Yao Ming 1,311
Personal Fouls
(lower is better)
Patrick Ewing 4,034
+2,438
Yao Ming 1,596

Comparison of Percentages in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, Yao Ming had better field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage than Patrick Ewing.

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Patrick Ewing 50.4%
Yao Ming 52.4%
+2.0
3-Point Percentage
Patrick Ewing 15.2%
Yao Ming 20.0%
+4.8
Free Throw Percentage
Patrick Ewing 74.0%
Yao Ming 83.3%
+9.3

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, Patrick Ewing had better averages in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than Yao Ming.

Who had higher averages in the Playoffs?

- Patrick Ewing had better averages in points (+0.4), field goals made (+0.9), 3-pointers made (+0.1), defensive rebounds (+1.3), total rebounds (+1.0), assists (+1.0), steals (+0.6) and blocks (+0.7)
- Yao Ming had better averages in free throws made (+1.6) and offensive rebounds (+0.3)
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- Yao Ming had higher (worst) average in turnovers (+0.4)
- Patrick Ewing had higher averages in field goals attempted (+3.5) and 3-pointers attempted (+0.2)
- Yao Ming had higher average in free throws attempted (+1.1)

NBA Playoffs, Career Stats Per Game

Points
Patrick Ewing 20.2
+0.4
Yao Ming 19.8
Field Goals Made
Patrick Ewing 7.9
+0.9
Yao Ming 7.0
Field Goals Attempted
Patrick Ewing 16.9
+3.5
Yao Ming 13.4
3-Pointers Made
Patrick Ewing 0.1
+0.1
Yao Ming 0.0
3-Pointers Attempted
Patrick Ewing 0.2
+0.2
Yao Ming 0.0
Free Throws Made
Patrick Ewing 4.3
Yao Ming 5.9
+1.6
Free Throws Attempted
Patrick Ewing 6.0
Yao Ming 7.1
+1.1
Offensive Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 2.4
Yao Ming 2.7
+0.3
Defensive Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 7.9
+1.3
Yao Ming 6.6
Total Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 10.3
+1.0
Yao Ming 9.3
Assists
Patrick Ewing 2.0
+1.0
Yao Ming 1.0
Steals
Patrick Ewing 0.9
+0.6
Yao Ming 0.3
Blocks
Patrick Ewing 2.2
+0.7
Yao Ming 1.5
Turnovers
(lower is better)
Patrick Ewing 2.5
Yao Ming 2.9
+0.4
Personal Fouls
(lower is better)
Patrick Ewing 3.8
Yao Ming 3.8

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, Patrick Ewing had more total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than Yao Ming.

Who had more total stats in the Playoffs?

- Patrick Ewing played more years (+10) and games (+111), and had more points (+2,258), field goals made (+909), 3-pointers made (+8), free throws made (+432), offensive rebounds (+261), defensive rebounds (+913), total rebounds (+1,174), assists (+246), steals (+113) and blocks (+261)
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- Patrick Ewing had more turnovers (+263) and personal fouls (+417)
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- Patrick Ewing had more field goals attempted (+1,977), 3-pointers attempted (+23) and free throws attempted (+633)
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NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Totals

Years
Patrick Ewing 14
+10
Yao Ming 4
Games
Patrick Ewing 139
+111
Yao Ming 28
Points
Patrick Ewing 2,813
+2,258
Yao Ming 555
Field Goals Made
Patrick Ewing 1,104
+909
Yao Ming 195
Field Goals Attempted
Patrick Ewing 2,353
+1,977
Yao Ming 376
3-Pointers Made
Patrick Ewing 8
+8
Yao Ming 0
3-Pointers Attempted
Patrick Ewing 23
+23
Yao Ming 0
Free Throws Made
Patrick Ewing 597
+432
Yao Ming 165
Free Throws Attempted
Patrick Ewing 831
+633
Yao Ming 198
Offensive Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 337
+261
Yao Ming 76
Defensive Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 1,098
+913
Yao Ming 185
Total Rebounds
Patrick Ewing 1,435
+1,174
Yao Ming 261
Assists
Patrick Ewing 275
+246
Yao Ming 29
Steals
Patrick Ewing 122
+113
Yao Ming 9
Blocks
Patrick Ewing 303
+261
Yao Ming 42
Turnovers
(lower is better)
Patrick Ewing 345
+263
Yao Ming 82
Personal Fouls
(lower is better)
Patrick Ewing 522
+417
Yao Ming 105

Comparison of Percentages in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, Yao Ming had better field goal percentage and free throw percentage while Patrick Ewing had better 3-point percentage.

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Patrick Ewing 46.9%
Yao Ming 51.9%
+5.0
3-Point Percentage
Patrick Ewing 34.8%
+34.8
Yao Ming 0%
Free Throw Percentage
Patrick Ewing 71.8%
Yao Ming 83.3%
+11.5
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