Joel Embiid vs. Jerome Kersey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Kersey 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.

Jerome Kersey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jerome Kersey 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jerome Kersey 17

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jerome Kersey 15

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jerome Kersey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jerome Kersey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jerome Kersey 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jerome Kersey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jerome Kersey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jerome Kersey 5.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jerome Kersey 1.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jerome Kersey 1.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jerome Kersey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jerome Kersey 11,825

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jerome Kersey 6,339

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jerome Kersey 2,134

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jerome Kersey 1,439

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jerome Kersey 799

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jerome Kersey 1,153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jerome Kersey .465

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jerome Kersey .201

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jerome Kersey .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Jerome Kersey 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Jerome Kersey 5.7

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Jerome Kersey 1.8

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jerome Kersey 1.3

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jerome Kersey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,430 Jerome Kersey 1,557

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 628 Jerome Kersey 717

Total Assists Joel Embiid 180 Jerome Kersey 233

Total Steals Joel Embiid 48 Jerome Kersey 168

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 101 Jerome Kersey 80

Total Games Joel Embiid 58 Jerome Kersey 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Jerome Kersey .469

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .286 Jerome Kersey .095

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .824 Jerome Kersey .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.8 (2024) Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.4 (2024) Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998)