Joel Embiid vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Joel Embiid that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Joel Embiid

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Austin Rivers 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,430 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 628 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Joel Embiid 180 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Joel Embiid 48 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 101 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Joel Embiid 58 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .286 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .824 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.8 (2024) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.4 (2024) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)