Joel Embiid vs Nikola Vucevic

Joel EmbiidNikola Vucevic

Joel Embiid and Nikola Vucevic compared on their NBA careers: Joel Embiid played 10 seasons, 2016-17 to 2025-26, Nikola Vucevic 15 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26. Joel Embiid averaged 27.6 points a game to Nikola Vucevic's 17.1.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joel Embiid and Nikola Vucevic career per game
490GP1,036
31.9MIN31.2
27.6PTS17.1
10.8REB10.3
3.7AST2.9
0.9STL0.8
1.6BLK0.9
50FG%49.7
33.93P%35
83FT%77.3
61.3TS%55

Career totals

Joel Embiid and Nikola Vucevic career totals
13,544PTS17,684
5,280REB10,707
1,808AST3,025
432STL860
784BLK885
50FG%49.7
33.93P%35
83FT%77.3
61.3TS%55

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joel Embiid and Nikola Vucevic postseason
66GP22
35.1MIN28.6
24.8PTS15
10.5REB8.4
3.3AST3
0.8STL0.4
1.6BLK0.8
45.9FG%44
27.73P%33.3
82.8FT%77.8
57.8TS%52.7

Where each stands all time

Joel Embiid and Nikola Vucevic all-time places
179th (13,544)Points78th (17,684)
175th (5,280)Rebounds22nd (10,707)
143rd (784)Blocks118th (885)
—Assists188th (3,025)
—3-pointers made186th (998)
—Steals215th (860)

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 Vucevic: 0 championships; none on file

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 Vucevic 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.
1st2016-1720.27.82.12011-125.54.80.6
2nd2017-1822.9113.22012-1313.111.91.9
3rd2018-1927.513.63.72013-1414.2111.8
4th2019-202311.632014-1519.310.92
5th2020-2128.510.62.82015-1618.28.92.8
6th2021-2230.611.74.22016-1714.610.42.8
7th2022-2333.110.24.22017-1816.59.23.4
8th2023-2434.7115.62018-1920.8123.8
9th2024-2523.88.24.52019-2019.610.93.6
10th2025-2626.97.73.92020-2123.411.73.8
11th————2021-2217.6113.2
12th————2022-2317.6113.2
13th————2023-241810.53.3
14th————2024-2518.510.13.5
15th————2025-2615.18.43.3

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST