Joel Embiid vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin 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.

Slater Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Slater Martin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Slater Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Slater Martin 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Slater Martin 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Slater Martin 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Slater Martin - 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.