Basketball Savant / Players / Patrick Ewing 22.4 PPG10.7 RPG2.0 APG3.4 TPG37.0 MPG All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
Patrick Ewing
Seasons before 1996-97 for Patrick Ewing are on a separate page: Patrick Ewing, 1985-86 to 1995-96.
Patrick Ewing, 1996-97 with NYK: 22.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 37.0 minutes a game. Against the 263 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (98th percentile), FT attempts / g (97th) and Points / 75 (97th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (11th percentile) and Steals / 75 (23rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 263 qualified players in 1996-97; the second number is his rank among the 66 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 85 | 88 | 37.0 |
| Minutes share | 84 | 92 | 72.7% |
| Availability | 62 | 66 | 95.1% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 68 | 63 | .548 |
| Effective FG% | 46 | 42 | .489 |
| Points per shot | 77 | 64 | 1.30 |
| 3-point % | 23 | 62 | 22.2% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 22 | 58 | 0.1 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 18 | 48 | 0.7% |
| 2-point % | 62 | 45 | 49.0% |
| Free throw % | 54 | 86 | 75.4% |
| FT attempts / g | 97 | 96 | 7.5 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 83 | 73 | 43.4% |
| % points from 3 | 22 | 59 | 0.3% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 97 | 95 | 23.5 |
| Assist % | 41 | 79 | 10.6% |
| Assists / 75 | 33 | 73 | 2.1 |
| Assist / turnover | 11 | 36 | 0.58 |
| Usage % | 98 | 95 | 29.4% |
| Turnover % | 46 | 45 | 14.4% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 6 | 8 | 3.6 |
| Offensive rebound % | 63 | 11 | 6.8% |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 92 | 79 | 11.2 |
| Def. rebound % | 98 | 95 | 22.7% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 23 | 45 | 0.9 |
| Blocks / 75 | 96 | 84 | 2.5 |
| Stocks / 75 | 93 | 78 | 3.5 |
| Steal % | 20 | 41 | 1.2% |
| Block % | 96 | 86 | 5.3% |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Height | 94 | 76 | 7'0" |
| Strength (weight) | 74 | 34 | 240 |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 93 | 90 | 21.3 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 88 | 88 | .163 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 87 | 90 | +2.8 |
| Offensive BPM | 74 | 85 | +0.9 |
| Defensive BPM | 93 | 86 | +1.9 |
| VORP | 89 | 93 | 3.5 |
| Game Score / g | 94 | 95 | 16.4 |
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97★ | NYK | 34 | 78 | 37.0 | 22.4 | 10.7 | 2.0 | .548 | +2.8 | 87 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 35 | 26 | 32.6 | 20.8 | 10.2 | 1.1 | .557 | +4.2 | 94 | |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 36 | 38 | 34.2 | 17.3 | 9.9 | 1.1 | .491 | +1.9 | 78 | |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 37 | 62 | 32.8 | 15.0 | 9.7 | 0.9 | .516 | −0.2 | 50 | |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 38 | 79 | 26.6 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | .478 | −3.2 | 16 | |
| 2001-02 | ORL | 39 | 65 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | .497 | −3.1 | 16 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.