Joel Embiid vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Gene James 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Gene James 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Gene James 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Gene James 95

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Gene James 2

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.