Patrick Ewing vs. Bob Thornton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Thornton 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, 9 more than Bob Thornton, who played 8. Patrick Ewing had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Bob Thornton had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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 achivements, 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 |
Bob Thornton |
8 |
2 |
1985-86 to 1995-96 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
63 |
35.0 |
21.5 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
8.8 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
16.7 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.7 |
6.6 |
.713 |
Bob Thornton |
33 |
8.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.650 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
82 |
31.0 |
20.2 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
14.4 |
.555 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
.716 |
Bob Thornton |
48 |
12.4 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.618 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
4 |
38.3 |
18.8 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
12.8 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
14.3 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
.864 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
80 |
36.2 |
22.7 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
9.3 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
16.0 |
.567 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
.746 |
Bob Thornton |
54 |
8.3 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.423 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.533 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
9 |
37.8 |
19.9 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
7.8 |
16.0 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.3 |
5.8 |
.750 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
82 |
38.6 |
28.6 |
2.9 |
8.0 |
10.9 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
11.2 |
20.4 |
.551 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.250 |
6.1 |
7.9 |
.775 |
Bob Thornton |
56 |
10.6 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.510 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
10 |
39.5 |
29.4 |
2.1 |
8.4 |
10.5 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
11.4 |
21.9 |
.521 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
6.5 |
7.9 |
.823 |
Bob Thornton |
9 |
9.9 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
81 |
38.3 |
26.6 |
2.4 |
8.8 |
11.2 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
10.4 |
20.3 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
.745 |
Bob Thornton |
12 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.308 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
3 |
36.7 |
16.7 |
0.7 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.778 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
82 |
38.4 |
24.0 |
2.8 |
8.5 |
11.2 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
9.7 |
18.6 |
.522 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.738 |
Bob Thornton |
2 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
12 |
40.2 |
22.7 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
11.1 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
9.1 |
19.9 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
.740 |
Bob Thornton |
7 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.750 |
Note: Bob Thornton didn't play in 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
81 |
37.1 |
24.2 |
2.4 |
9.7 |
12.1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
9.6 |
19.1 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
.719 |
Bob Thornton |
7 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
.167 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
15 |
40.3 |
25.5 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
10.9 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
11.0 |
21.5 |
.512 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
.638 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
79 |
37.6 |
24.5 |
2.8 |
8.4 |
11.2 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
9.4 |
19.0 |
.496 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
5.6 |
7.4 |
.765 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
25 |
41.3 |
21.9 |
3.5 |
8.2 |
11.7 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
19.2 |
.437 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.364 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
.755 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
79 |
37.0 |
23.9 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
9.2 |
18.4 |
.503 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
5.3 |
7.1 |
.750 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
11 |
36.3 |
19.0 |
1.5 |
8.1 |
9.6 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
14.2 |
.513 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
4.4 |
6.4 |
.686 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
76 |
36.6 |
22.5 |
2.1 |
8.5 |
10.6 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
8.9 |
19.2 |
.466 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.143 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
.761 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
8 |
41.0 |
21.5 |
1.4 |
9.3 |
10.6 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
8.1 |
17.1 |
.474 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
5.1 |
7.9 |
.651 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
78 |
37.0 |
22.4 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
10.7 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
8.4 |
17.2 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
.754 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
9 |
39.7 |
22.6 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
10.6 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
18.6 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
.643 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
26 |
32.6 |
20.8 |
2.3 |
7.9 |
10.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
15.5 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.2 |
7.2 |
.720 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
4 |
33.3 |
14.0 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
14.0 |
.357 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
6.8 |
.593 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
38 |
34.2 |
17.3 |
1.9 |
8.0 |
9.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
14.9 |
.435 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.3 |
6.1 |
.706 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
11 |
31.5 |
13.1 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.430 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.778 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
62 |
32.8 |
15.0 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
12.5 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.731 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
14 |
32.9 |
14.6 |
2.1 |
7.4 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
12.1 |
.418 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.4 |
6.4 |
.697 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
79 |
26.7 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
8.7 |
.430 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.685 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
65 |
13.9 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.701 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Patrick Ewing |
4 |
17.0 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
.320 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
.588 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |