Joel Embiid vs. Jim King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim 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.

Jim King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jim King: 1963-64 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jim King 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jim King 10

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jim King 9

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jim King 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jim King 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jim King 0

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

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

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jim King 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jim King 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jim King 2.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jim King 2.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jim King - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jim King 4,377

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jim King 1,500

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jim King 1,412

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jim King - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jim King - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jim King 607

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jim King .418

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jim King - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jim King .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jim King 16.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jim King 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jim King 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jim King - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Jim King 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Jim King 3.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Jim King 2.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jim King - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Jim King 602

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Jim King 246

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Jim King 182

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Jim King - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Jim King - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Jim King 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Jim King .436

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Jim King - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Jim King .728

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Jim King 16.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jim King 6.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Jim King 3.9 (1971)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jim King - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.