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Patrick EwingNew York Knicks · #33

Center · 7'0", 255 lb · 17th season

Patrick Ewing is a retired center and Hall of Famer who starred for the New York Knicks. The heart of 90s Knicks basketball. Career averages: 21 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

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New York Knicks · #33 · Center
Patrick Ewing
Season avg6.0 pts · 4.0 reb · 0.5 ast · .444 fg
Career avg21.0 pts · 9.8 reb · 1.9 ast · .499 fg
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Scouting report

Patrick Ewing — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Hall of Fame center · Impact 73
Patrick Ewing is a retired center and Hall of Famer who starred for the New York Knicks. The heart of 90s Knicks basketball. Career averages: 21 point
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Offense
C-
Defense
C-
Feel / IQ
D
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Excellent scorer
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C+
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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D
Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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C
Paint / rim D
Average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Patrick Ewing stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
73Impact index
435Star score
Career scoring average21.0 ppg
Seasons in the index17
Accolades on file2
11× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Stat explorer

Patrick Ewing — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
6.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.5 APG
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C+
Rebounding
4.0 RPG
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Shooting
.000 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Patrick Ewing

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2002-03  73% confidence
5.1
pts
3.4–6.8
3.4
reb
2.6–4.2
0.5
ast
-0.1–1.1
11.9
min
proj
69
gp
health
.443
fg%
~base
.000
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 17-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 6.0 → projected 5.1 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.9
Development (his trend)
-0.1
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.9 PPG
Everything it reads
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17 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 62 / 79 / 65 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Patrick Ewing career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
1985-865035.420.09.02.0.474.000
1986-876335.021.58.81.7.503.000
1987-888231.020.28.21.5.555.000
1988-898036.222.79.32.4.567.000
1989-908238.628.610.92.2.551.250
1990-918138.326.611.23.0.514.000
1991-928238.424.011.21.9.522.167
1992-938137.124.212.11.9.503.143
1993-947937.624.511.22.3.496.286
1994-957937.023.911.02.7.503.286
1995-967636.622.510.62.1.466.143
1996-977837.022.410.72.0.488.222
1997-982632.620.810.21.1.504.000
1998-993834.217.39.91.1.435.000
1999-006232.815.09.70.9.466.000
2000-01 (SEA)7926.79.67.41.2.430.000
2001-02 (ORL)6513.96.04.00.5.444.000
Career118334.321.09.81.9
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the New York Knicks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

58–24proj record
#3conf seed
+6.4net rtg
118.7off rtg
112.3def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.
How his role moves
Projected 58–24, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
73 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #97 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
2 accolades
11× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV

The Ballad of Patrick Ewing

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

New York Knicks

Turning pro

Drafted 1985 as a Center.

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Patrick Ewing is one of the NBA's all-time greats. The heart of 90s Knicks basketball.

Chapter

Over a Hall of Fame career he averaged 21 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

Where things stand

A Hall of Fame center and New York Knicks legend.

Ewing's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Walk-up: Kingston to the Garden
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Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Height
7' 0"
Weight
255 lbs
College
Georgetown
NBA debut
1985
Draft
1985
Jersey
#33
Legacy

The heart of 90s Knicks basketball.

The person

A Hall of Fame center and New York Knicks legend.

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New York Knicks
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FAQ

Patrick Ewing — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Patrick Ewing, answered.

What were Patrick Ewing's career averages?
Patrick Ewing averaged 21 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game over his career.
Is Patrick Ewing in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Patrick Ewing is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Patrick Ewing career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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