Joel Embiid vs. Cliff Meely Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Meely 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.

Cliff Meely

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Cliff Meely 5

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Cliff Meely 0

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Cliff Meely 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Cliff Meely 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Cliff Meely 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Cliff Meely 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Cliff Meely 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Cliff Meely 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Cliff Meely 5.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Cliff Meely 1.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Cliff Meely 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Cliff Meely 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Cliff Meely 2,658

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Cliff Meely 1,703

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Cliff Meely 398

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Cliff Meely 88 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Cliff Meely 106 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Cliff Meely 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Cliff Meely .417

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Cliff Meely .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Cliff Meely - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Cliff Meely -

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Cliff Meely -

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Cliff Meely -

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Cliff Meely - *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Cliff Meely - *

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Cliff Meely 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Cliff Meely -

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Cliff Meely -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Cliff Meely - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.