Joel Embiid vs. Gerald Wilkins Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gerald Wilkins and Joel Embiid, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Joel Embiid played 8 years in the NBA, 5 less than Gerald Wilkins, who played 13. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Gerald Wilkins had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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 |
Joel Embiid |
8 |
7 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Gerald Wilkins |
13 |
8 |
1985-86 to 1998-99 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Joel Embiid |
Gerald Wilkins |
Season |
2016-17 | 1985-86 |
Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | New York Knicks |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did 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 |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
81 |
25.0 |
12.5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
11.5 |
.468 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.280 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
.557 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
80 |
34.5 |
19.1 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
7.9 |
16.3 |
.486 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.351 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
.701 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
81 |
33.4 |
17.4 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
7.3 |
16.3 |
.446 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
.302 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.786 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
4 |
37.3 |
20.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
8.3 |
17.3 |
.478 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
81 |
29.8 |
14.3 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
12.7 |
.451 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.297 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
9 |
32.2 |
16.1 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
14.6 |
.481 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
.100 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.783 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
82 |
31.8 |
14.5 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
12.6 |
.457 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.312 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.803 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
10 |
31.9 |
14.6 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
13.7 |
.460 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
68 |
31.8 |
13.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
11.8 |
.473 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.209 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.820 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
3 |
26.0 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
12.7 |
.368 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
82 |
28.6 |
12.4 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
11.8 |
.447 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.352 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.730 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
12 |
28.7 |
8.9 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
.413 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
.077 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.696 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
80 |
26.0 |
11.1 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
10.0 |
.453 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.276 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.840 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Gerald Wilkins |
9 |
26.2 |
10.3 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
.437 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.333 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.765 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
82 |
33.8 |
14.3 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
11.9 |
.457 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.396 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.776 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
3 |
42.0 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
15.0 |
.444 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.438 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
.875 |
Note: Gerald Wilkins didn't play in 1994-95.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
28 |
26.4 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
.376 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
.219 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
80 |
27.5 |
10.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
.426 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.325 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
.716 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
5 |
28.6 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
.356 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.333 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
72 |
17.4 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
.325 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.266 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
3 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerald Wilkins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |