Joel Embiid vs Nikola Jokic

Joel EmbiidNikola Jokic

Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic compared on their NBA careers: Joel Embiid played 10 seasons, 2016-17 to 2025-26, Nikola Jokic 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26. Joel Embiid averaged 27.6 points a game to Nikola Jokic's 22.2. Nikola Jokic won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic career per game
490GP810
31.9MIN32
27.6PTS22.2
10.8REB11.1
3.7AST7.5
0.9STL1.3
1.6BLK0.7
50FG%56.1
33.93P%36.2
83FT%82.5
61.3TS%64.1

Career totals

Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic career totals
13,544PTS18,009
5,280REB8,977
1,808AST6,080
432STL1,041
784BLK589
50FG%56.1
33.93P%36.2
83FT%82.5
61.3TS%64.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic postseason
66GP100
35.1MIN38.4
24.8PTS27.4
10.5REB12.4
3.3AST7.7
0.8STL1.2
1.6BLK0.9
45.9FG%52
27.73P%37.3
82.8FT%83.3
57.8TS%60.8

Where each stands all time

Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic all-time places
179th (13,544)Points73rd (18,009)
175th (5,280)Rebounds41st (8,977)
143rd (784)Blocks203rd (589)
—Assists36th (6,080)
—3-pointers made218th (926)
—Steals142nd (1,041)

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

  • Joel Embiid: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-Defensive Second Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team ×4, All-NBA First Team, MVP
  • Nikola Jokic: 1 championship; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA First Team ×6, All-NBA Second Team ×2, MVP ×3, Finals 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.

Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic 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.
1st2016-1720.27.82.12015-161072.4
2nd2017-1822.9113.22016-1716.79.84.9
3rd2018-1927.513.63.72017-1818.510.76.1
4th2019-202311.632018-1920.110.87.3
5th2020-2128.510.62.82019-2019.99.77
6th2021-2230.611.74.22020-2126.410.88.3
7th2022-2333.110.24.22021-2227.113.87.9
8th2023-2434.7115.62022-2324.511.89.8
9th2024-2523.88.24.52023-2426.412.49
10th2025-2626.97.73.92024-2529.612.710.2
11th————2025-2627.712.910.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST