Patrick Ewing vs. Jameer Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jameer Nelson and Patrick Ewing that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Jameer Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Jameer Nelson: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Jameer Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Jameer Nelson 6

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Jameer Nelson 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Jameer Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Jameer Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Jameer Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Jameer Nelson 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Jameer Nelson 3.0

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Jameer Nelson 5.1

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Jameer Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Jameer Nelson 9,940

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Jameer Nelson 2,595

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Jameer Nelson 4,508

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Jameer Nelson 772

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Jameer Nelson 68

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Jameer Nelson 878

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Jameer Nelson .436

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Jameer Nelson .368

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Jameer Nelson .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Jameer Nelson 16.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Jameer Nelson 3.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Jameer Nelson 7.4 (2013)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Jameer Nelson 1.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Jameer Nelson 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Jameer Nelson 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Jameer Nelson 3.5

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Jameer Nelson 4.6

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Jameer Nelson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Jameer Nelson 661

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Jameer Nelson 154

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Jameer Nelson 204

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Jameer Nelson 37

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Jameer Nelson 3

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Jameer Nelson 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Jameer Nelson .445

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Jameer Nelson .372

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Jameer Nelson .792

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Jameer Nelson 19.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Jameer Nelson 4.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Jameer Nelson 6.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Jameer Nelson 2.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) Jameer Nelson 0.2 (2012)