Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Joel Embiid

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid compared on their NBA careers: Giannis Antetokounmpo played 13 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26, Joel Embiid 10 seasons, 2016-17 to 2025-26. Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 24.1 points a game to Joel Embiid's 27.6. They have faced each other 16 times: Giannis Antetokounmpo's team won 10, Joel Embiid's 6. Giannis Antetokounmpo won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joel Embiid leads in 5 of the 8 lines, Giannis Antetokounmpo in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid career per game
895GP490
32.7MIN31.9
24.1PTS27.6, better
9.9REB10.8, better
5, betterAST3.7
1.1, betterSTL0.9
1.2BLK1.6, better
55.4, betterFG%50
28.53P%33.9, better
69.1FT%83, better
61.3TS%61.3

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Joel Embiid head to head

They have faced each other 16 times: Giannis Antetokounmpo's team won 10, Joel Embiid's 6.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid, record against each other
GamesPlayedGiannis Antetokounmpo wonJoel Embiid won
Regular season1610, better6
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid, averages in their games against each other
31.7, betterPTS27.3
13.8, betterREB11.1
6.2, betterAST5.6
34.8MIN33.7

Every game against each other

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Joel Embiid, every game
Oct 26, 2023PHI at MILW 118-11723 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN
Apr 2, 2023PHI at MILW 117-10433 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN28 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 32 MIN
Mar 4, 2023PHI at MILL 133-13034 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN31 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 18, 2022MIL at PHIL 110-10225 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN32 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Oct 20, 2022MIL at PHIW 90-8821 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 36 MIN15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 29, 2022MIL at PHIW 118-11640 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN29 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN
Feb 17, 2022PHI at MILL 123-12032 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN42 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN
Apr 22, 2021PHI at MILW 124-11727 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 27 MIN
Feb 22, 2020PHI at MILW 119-9831 PTS, 17 REB, 8 AST, 29 MIN17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 29 MIN
Feb 6, 2020PHI at MILW 112-10136 PTS, 20 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN19 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 33 MIN
Dec 25, 2019MIL at PHIL 121-10918 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 30 MIN31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN
Apr 4, 2019MIL at PHIW 128-12245 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN34 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 17, 2019PHI at MILL 130-12552 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN40 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN
Oct 24, 2018PHI at MILW 123-10832 PTS, 18 REB, 10 AST, 37 MIN30 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 4, 2018PHI at MILW 118-11035 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 16, 2017PHI at MILL 113-10423 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 28 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid career totals
21,531, betterPTS13,544
8,882, betterREB5,280
4,484, betterAST1,808
995, betterSTL432
1,088, betterBLK784
55.4, betterFG%50
28.53P%33.9, better
69.1FT%83, better
61.3TS%61.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid postseason
84GP66
36.2MIN35.1
27, betterPTS24.8
12.2, betterREB10.5
5.3, betterAST3.3
1, betterSTL0.8
1.3BLK1.6, better
53.2, betterFG%45.9
25.93P%27.7, better
62.5FT%82.8, better
58, betterTS%57.8

Where each stands all time

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid all-time places
42nd (21,531), betterPoints208th (13,544)
58th (8,882), betterRebounds217th (5,280)
90th (4,484), betterAssists—
165th (995), betterSteals—
83rd (1,088), betterBlocks149th (784)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid titles and awards
1, betterChampionships—
1, betterAll-Rookie Second Team—
1, betterMost Improved Player—
2All-NBA Second Team4, better
1All-Defensive Second Team3, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
4, betterAll-Defensive First Team—
7, betterAll-NBA First Team1
2, betterMVP1
1, betterDefensive Player of the Year—
1, betterAll-Star MVP—
1, betterFinals MVP—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid season by season
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.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.
1st2013-146.84.41.92016-1720.2, better7.8, better2.1, better
2nd2014-1512.76.72.62017-1822.9, better11.0, better3.2, better
3rd2015-1616.97.74.3, better2018-1927.5, better13.6, better3.7
4th2016-1722.98.85.4, better2019-2023.0, better11.6, better3.0
5th2017-1826.910.04.8, better2020-2128.5, better10.6, better2.8
6th2018-1927.712.5, better5.9, better2021-2230.6, better11.74.2
7th2019-2029.513.6, better5.6, better2022-2333.1, better10.24.2
8th2020-2128.111.05.9, better2023-2434.7, better11.05.6
9th2021-2229.9, better11.6, better5.8, better2024-2523.88.24.5
10th2022-2331.1, better11.8, better5.7, better2025-2626.97.73.9
11th2023-2430.411.56.5————
12th2024-2530.411.96.5————
13th2025-2627.69.85.4————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST