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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Ben Wallace vs Patrick Ewing

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Ben Wallace1996-972011-12 · DET
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Patrick Ewing1985-862001-02 · NYK

Patrick Ewing leads 7 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (21.0 PPG) and rebounding (9.8 RPG). Head to head they met 12 times, with Patrick Ewing winning the series 7–5.

The case for Ben Wallace: accolades (4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).

The case for Patrick Ewing: scoring (21.0 PPG), rebounding (9.8 RPG), playmaking (1.9 APG), and 4 more.

PPG
5.721.0
RPG
9.69.8
APG
1.31.9
TS%
47.4%55.3%
PER
15.521.0
Win Shares
93.6123.9
games played
10881183
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS7 All-NBA · 11 AS

Head to Head

Ben WallacePatrick Ewing
Record57
Meetings12
PPG5.612.5
RPG7.88.8
APG0.70.8
First meeting1996-97
Last meeting2001-02

Per Game

Ben WallacePatrick Ewing
G10881183
MIN29.534.3
PTS5.721.0
REB9.69.8
AST1.31.9
STL1.31.0
BLK2.02.4
FG%47.450.4
3P%13.715.2
FT%41.474.0

Advanced

Ben WallacePatrick Ewing
PER15.521.0
TS%47.455.3
USG%10.928.1
WS93.6123.9
WS/480.1400.146
BPM1.82.5
VORP31.246.6

Accolades

Ben WallacePatrick Ewing
Defensive POY4
All-NBA57
All-Star411
All-Defensive63
Rookie of the Year1
All-Rookie1

Career percentiles

Scoring
37
91
Efficiency
27
69
Playmaking
46
56
Rebounding
91
94
Defense
93
94

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