Joel Embiid vs. Gerard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerard King 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.

Gerard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Gerard King 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Gerard King 3

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Gerard King 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Gerard King 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Gerard King 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Gerard King 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Gerard King 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Gerard King 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Gerard King 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Gerard King 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Gerard King 3.1

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Gerard King 0.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Gerard King 0.4

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Gerard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Gerard King 566

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Gerard King 393

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Gerard King 84

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Gerard King 50

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Gerard King 27

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Gerard King 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Gerard King .503

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Gerard King -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Gerard King .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Gerard King 5.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Gerard King 4.0 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Gerard King 0.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Gerard King 0.5 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Gerard King 0.2 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Gerard King 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Gerard King 0.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Gerard King 0.1

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Gerard King 0.0

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Gerard King 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Gerard King 4

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Gerard King 4

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Gerard King 1

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Gerard King 0

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Gerard King 1

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Gerard King 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Gerard King .500

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Gerard King -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Gerard King -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Gerard King 0.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Gerard King 0.5 (1999)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Gerard King 0.1 (1999)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Gerard King 0.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Gerard King 0.1 (1999)