Tom Patterson vs. David Robinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Robinson and Tom Patterson 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

Tom Patterson

vs.

David Robinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 2

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 David Robinson 14

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 David Robinson 12

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 8

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Patterson 0 * David Robinson 1

Scoring Leader Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 1

Rebounds Leader Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 1

Blocks Leader Tom Patterson 0 * David Robinson 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.2 David Robinson 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 David Robinson 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * David Robinson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * David Robinson 3.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 David Robinson 20,790

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 David Robinson 10,497

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 David Robinson 2,441

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * David Robinson 1,388

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * David Robinson 2,954

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 David Robinson 987

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 David Robinson .518

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** David Robinson .250

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 David Robinson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) David Robinson 29.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) David Robinson 13.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) David Robinson 4.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * David Robinson 2.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * David Robinson 4.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 David Robinson 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 David Robinson 2.3

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * David Robinson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * David Robinson 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 2,221

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 1,301

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 David Robinson 280

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * David Robinson 151

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * David Robinson 312

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 David Robinson 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - David Robinson .479

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** David Robinson .100

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - David Robinson .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) David Robinson 25.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) David Robinson 14.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) David Robinson 4.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * David Robinson 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * David Robinson 4.0 (1990)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.