Joel Embiid vs. Rod Strickland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Strickland 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.

Rod Strickland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Rod Strickland 17

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Rod Strickland 11

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Rod Strickland 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Rod Strickland 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Rod Strickland 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Rod Strickland 0

Assists Leader Joel Embiid 0 Rod Strickland 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Rod Strickland 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Rod Strickland 3.7

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Rod Strickland 7.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Rod Strickland 1.5

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Rod Strickland 14,463

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Rod Strickland 4,084

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Rod Strickland 7,987

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Rod Strickland 1,616

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Rod Strickland 215

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Rod Strickland 1,094

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Rod Strickland .454

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Rod Strickland .282

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Rod Strickland .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Rod Strickland 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Rod Strickland 4.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Rod Strickland 7.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Rod Strickland 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Rod Strickland 699

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Rod Strickland 207

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Rod Strickland 390

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Rod Strickland 56

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Rod Strickland 11

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Rod Strickland 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Rod Strickland .446

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Rod Strickland .286

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Rod Strickland .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Rod Strickland 1.0 (1992)