Brad Daugherty vs. Joel Embiid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Embiid and Brad Daugherty, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Brad Daugherty and Joel Embiid both played 8 years in the NBA. Brad Daugherty had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Joel Embiid had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Brad Daugherty 8 5 1986-87 to 1993-94
Joel Embiid 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brad Daugherty Joel Embiid
Season 1986-872016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 80 33.7 15.7 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.8 0.6 0.8 3.1 3.1 6.1 11.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 5.0 .696
Joel Embiid 31 25.4 20.2 2.0 5.9 7.8 2.1 0.9 2.5 3.8 3.6 6.5 13.8 .466 1.2 3.2 .367 6.2 7.9 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Brad Daugherty Joel Embiid
Season 1987-882017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 79 37.4 18.7 1.9 6.5 8.4 4.2 0.6 0.7 3.4 3.0 7.0 13.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.7 .716
Joel Embiid 63 30.3 22.9 2.3 8.7 11.0 3.2 0.6 1.8 3.7 3.3 8.1 16.8 .483 1.0 3.4 .308 5.7 7.4 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 40.8 15.8 2.0 7.2 9.2 3.2 0.4 1.4 3.2 2.2 5.8 12.6 .460 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 6.2 .677
Joel Embiid 8 34.8 21.4 2.9 9.8 12.6 3.0 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.9 7.5 17.3 .435 1.0 3.6 .276 5.4 7.6 .705

Season 3

Brad Daugherty Joel Embiid
Season 1988-892018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 78 36.2 18.9 2.1 7.1 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.9 2.2 7.0 13.0 .538 0.0 0.0 .333 4.9 6.7 .737
Joel Embiid 64 33.7 27.5 2.5 11.1 13.6 3.7 0.7 1.9 3.5 3.3 9.1 18.7 .484 1.2 4.1 .300 8.2 10.1 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 33.4 11.0 2.4 6.8 9.2 2.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 3.6 3.4 9.4 .362 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 7.0 .600
Joel Embiid 11 30.4 20.2 1.9 8.5 10.5 3.4 0.7 2.3 3.6 3.1 6.2 14.5 .428 1.1 3.5 .308 6.7 8.2 .822

Season 4

Brad Daugherty Joel Embiid
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 41 35.1 16.8 1.9 7.2 9.1 3.2 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.6 6.0 12.4 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 7.0 .704
Joel Embiid 51 29.5 23.0 2.8 8.9 11.6 3.0 0.9 1.3 3.1 3.4 7.5 15.7 .477 1.1 3.4 .331 6.9 8.5 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 37.2 22.8 0.8 8.8 9.6 4.0 0.4 0.8 2.6 2.4 8.2 14.0 .586 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 9.2 .696
Joel Embiid 4 36.3 30.0 2.8 9.5 12.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 3.8 4.5 8.5 18.5 .459 1.0 4.0 .250 12.0 14.8 .814

Season 5

Brad Daugherty Joel Embiid
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 76 38.8 21.6 2.3 8.6 10.9 3.3 1.0 0.6 2.8 2.5 8.0 15.2 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.6 .751
Joel Embiid 51 31.1 28.5 2.2 8.4 10.6 2.8 1.0 1.4 3.1 2.4 9.0 17.6 .513 1.1 3.0 .377 9.2 10.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid 11 32.5 28.1 1.5 9.1 10.5 3.4 1.0 1.5 3.8 3.0 9.2 17.9 .513 1.5 3.7 .390 8.3 9.9 .835

Season 6

Brad Daugherty Joel Embiid
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 73 36.2 21.5 2.6 7.8 10.4 3.6 0.9 1.1 2.5 2.6 7.9 13.8 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.3 .777
Joel Embiid 68 33.8 30.6 2.1 9.6 11.7 4.2 1.1 1.5 3.1 2.7 9.8 19.6 .499 1.4 3.7 .371 9.6 11.8 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 17 40.4 21.5 2.2 8.1 10.2 3.4 0.6 1.0 2.2 2.8 7.3 13.8 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 8.5 .814
Joel Embiid 10 38.5 23.6 2.1 8.6 10.7 2.1 0.4 0.8 3.2 3.4 7.8 16.1 .484 0.7 3.3 .212 7.3 8.9 .820

Season 7

Brad Daugherty Joel Embiid
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 71 37.9 20.2 2.3 7.9 10.2 4.4 0.7 0.8 2.1 2.5 7.3 12.8 .571 0.0 0.0 .500 5.5 6.9 .795
Joel Embiid 66 34.6 33.1 1.7 8.4 10.2 4.2 1.0 1.7 3.4 3.1 11.0 20.1 .548 1.0 3.0 .330 10.0 11.7 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 9 39.6 18.7 2.9 8.8 11.7 3.4 0.7 0.8 2.9 2.8 7.1 12.8 .557 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.6 .800
Joel Embiid 9 37.3 23.7 1.8 8.0 9.8 2.7 0.7 2.8 3.9 3.0 7.3 17.0 .431 0.6 3.1 .179 8.4 9.3 .905

Season 8

Brad Daugherty Joel Embiid
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 50 36.8 17.0 2.6 7.6 10.2 3.0 0.8 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.9 12.1 .488 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.5 .785
Joel Embiid 39 33.6 34.7 2.4 8.6 11.0 5.6 1.2 1.7 3.8 2.9 11.5 21.8 .529 1.4 3.6 .388 10.2 11.6 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid 6 41.3 33.0 3.2 7.7 10.8 5.7 1.2 1.5 4.2 3.3 9.8 22.2 .444 2.2 6.5 .333 11.2 13.0 .859