Stephen Curry vs. Joel Embiid Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joel Embiid and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Joel Embiid

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Joel Embiid 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Joel Embiid 8

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Joel Embiid 6

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Joel Embiid 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Joel Embiid 1

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Joel Embiid 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Joel Embiid 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Joel Embiid 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Joel Embiid 3

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Joel Embiid 2

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Joel Embiid 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Joel Embiid 27.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Joel Embiid 11.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Joel Embiid 3.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Joel Embiid 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Joel Embiid 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Joel Embiid 12,071

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Joel Embiid 4,832

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Joel Embiid 1,573

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Joel Embiid 397

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Joel Embiid 720

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Joel Embiid 433

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Joel Embiid .504

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Joel Embiid .341

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Joel Embiid .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Joel Embiid 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Joel Embiid 10.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Joel Embiid 2.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Joel Embiid 0.8

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Joel Embiid 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Joel Embiid 1,271

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Joel Embiid 576

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Joel Embiid 148

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Joel Embiid 42

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Joel Embiid 93

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Joel Embiid 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Joel Embiid .461

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Joel Embiid .280

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Joel Embiid .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Joel Embiid 30.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Joel Embiid 3.4 (2021)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023)