Joe Barry Carroll vs. Joel Embiid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Embiid and Joe Barry Carroll, 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.

Joe Barry Carroll played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Joel Embiid, who played 8. Joe Barry Carroll had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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
Joe Barry Carroll 10 4 1980-81 to 1990-91
Joel Embiid 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1980-812016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 82 35.6 18.9 3.3 5.9 9.3 1.4 0.6 1.5 3.0 3.8 7.5 15.3 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.4 .716
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 %
Joe Barry Carroll ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1981-822017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 76 34.6 17.0 2.8 5.6 8.3 0.8 0.8 1.7 2.7 3.5 6.9 13.4 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.3 .728
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 %
Joe Barry Carroll ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1982-832018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 79 37.8 24.1 2.8 5.9 8.7 2.1 1.4 2.0 3.6 3.3 9.9 19.4 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 5.9 .719
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 %
Joe Barry Carroll ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1983-842019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 80 37.0 20.5 2.9 5.0 8.0 2.5 1.3 1.8 3.4 3.1 8.3 17.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 5.4 .723
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 %
Joe Barry Carroll ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Joe Barry Carroll didn't play in 1984-85.

Season 5

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1985-862020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 79 35.5 21.2 2.4 6.0 8.5 2.2 1.3 1.8 3.5 3.5 8.2 17.8 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.3 .752
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 %
Joe Barry Carroll ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 81 33.6 21.2 2.1 5.1 7.3 2.6 1.1 1.5 2.8 3.1 8.5 18.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.3 .787
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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 10 33.4 18.9 1.6 4.9 6.5 1.9 1.4 2.5 3.1 4.2 7.4 16.3 .454 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.1 .804
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

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Golden State Warriors, Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 77 26.0 12.7 1.7 4.6 6.4 1.5 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.5 5.2 12.0 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.9 .764
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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 4 29.0 11.0 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.0 4.5 11.8 .383 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .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

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1988-892023-24
Team New Jersey NetsPhiladelphia 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 64 31.2 14.1 1.8 5.5 7.4 1.6 1.1 1.3 2.2 3.0 5.7 12.7 .448 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.4 .800
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 %
Joe Barry Carroll ------- --- ----------
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

Season 9

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1989-90-
Team New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 76 22.6 10.0 1.8 4.1 5.8 1.3 0.6 1.5 1.9 2.5 4.1 10.0 .411 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.3 .774
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Barry Carroll 3 15.3 6.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 3.0 5.3 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Joe Barry Carroll Joel Embiid
Season 1990-91-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Joe Barry Carroll 11 8.7 3.4 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.2 3.3 .361 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.1 .917
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Barry Carroll 2 7.5 4.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------