Joel Embiid career defensive rebounds per game
8.6Career Regular Season
Joel Embiid averaged 8.6 defensive rebounds per game over 10 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 11.1 in 2018-19.
- Most recent: 5.7 in 2025-26.
Average of 10 regular seasons, 2016-17 through 2025-26. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | DR: Rebounds grabbed at the defensive end, which end the opponent's possession. | ||
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| 2016-17 |  PHI | 31 | 25.4 | 20.2 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 58.4 | 5.9 |
| 2017-18 | PHI | 63 | 30.3 | 22.9 | 11 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 57.3 | 8.7 |
| 2018-19 | PHI | 64 | 33.7 | 27.5 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 59.3 | 11.1 |
| 2019-20 | PHI | 51 | 29.5 | 23 | 11.6 | 3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 59.0 | 8.9 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 51 | 31.1 | 28.5 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 63.6 | 8.4 |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 68 | 33.8 | 30.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 61.6 | 9.6 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 66 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 1.7 | 54.8 | 33.0 | 85.7 | 65.5 | 8.4 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 39 | 33.6 | 34.7, led the NBA | 11 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 52.9 | 38.8 | 88.3 | 64.4 | 8.6 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 19 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 44.4 | 29.9 | 88.2 | 58.0 | 6.3 |
| 2025-26 | PHI | 38 | 31.6 | 26.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 48.9 | 33.3 | 85.4 | 60.5 | 5.7 |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS% · DR
Bold marks the best figure in the NBA that season, among players with at least 20 games.
