Joel Embiid vs. Luke Ridnour Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luke Ridnour 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.

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.

Joel Embiid played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Luke Ridnour, who played 12. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Luke Ridnour had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Luke Ridnour 12 3 2003-04 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season 2016-172003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement 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 %
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
Luke Ridnour 69 16.1 5.5 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.5 2.1 5.1 .414 0.4 1.2 .338 0.9 1.1 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season 2017-182004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West 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 %
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
Luke Ridnour 82 31.4 10.0 0.7 1.8 2.5 5.9 1.1 0.3 1.8 2.3 3.6 9.0 .405 0.8 2.2 .376 1.9 2.2 .883
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
Luke Ridnour 11 34.1 9.7 0.9 2.4 3.3 4.3 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.1 3.8 9.7 .393 0.4 1.5 .235 1.7 1.8 .950

Season 3
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season 2018-192005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Luke Ridnour 79 33.2 11.5 0.6 2.4 3.0 7.0 1.6 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.2 10.1 .418 0.5 1.9 .289 2.5 2.9 .877
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
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season 2019-202006-07
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Luke Ridnour 71 29.5 11.0 0.4 1.9 2.3 5.2 1.2 0.3 2.2 2.5 4.2 9.8 .433 0.7 2.0 .353 1.8 2.2 .805
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
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season 2020-212007-08
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Luke Ridnour 61 20.0 6.4 0.2 1.3 1.5 4.0 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.0 2.4 6.0 .399 0.3 1.2 .296 1.3 1.5 .857
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
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Luke Ridnour 72 28.2 9.6 0.5 2.6 3.0 5.1 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.8 3.5 8.6 .403 0.8 2.2 .350 1.8 2.1 .869
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
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season 2022-232009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisBucks 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 %
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
Luke Ridnour 82 21.5 10.4 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 0.7 0.1 1.3 2.2 4.0 8.4 .478 0.8 2.2 .381 1.5 1.7 .907
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
Luke Ridnour 7 17.3 8.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.9 3.0 6.4 .467 0.7 2.0 .357 1.4 1.7 .833

Season 8
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season 2023-242010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Luke Ridnour 71 30.4 11.8 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.4 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.1 4.5 9.6 .468 1.1 2.6 .440 1.7 1.9 .883
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
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season -2011-12
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour 53 33.0 12.1 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.8 1.1 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.6 10.4 .440 0.9 2.9 .322 2.0 2.2 .891
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season -2012-13
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour 82 30.2 11.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.3 4.5 9.9 .453 0.8 2.6 .311 1.7 2.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season -2013-14
Team -Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bobcats 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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour 61 18.7 5.0 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.9 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.5 2.1 5.4 .385 0.6 1.8 .343 0.3 0.4 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour 4 9.0 2.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.0 3.3 .308 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12
Joel Embiid Luke Ridnour
Season -2014-15
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour 47 14.5 4.0 0.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.6 3.7 .426 0.4 1.3 .317 0.4 0.4 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Luke Ridnour ------- --- ----------
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