Joel Embiid vs. Tom Hammonds Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Hammonds 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 Tom Hammonds, who played 12. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Tom Hammonds had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Tom Hammonds 12 5 1989-90 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season 2016-171989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Bullets
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
Tom Hammonds 61 13.2 5.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.6 2.1 4.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season 2017-181990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Bullets
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 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
Tom Hammonds 70 14.6 5.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.2 4.8 .461 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.1 .722
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
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season 2018-191991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Bullets
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
Tom Hammonds 37 26.6 11.9 1.3 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 3.2 5.3 10.8 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.2 .610
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
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season 2019-201992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets
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
Tom Hammonds 54 13.2 4.6 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.4 1.9 4.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .613
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
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season 2020-211993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 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
Tom Hammonds 74 11.9 4.1 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .683
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
Tom Hammonds 8 6.1 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.1 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .833

Season 6

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
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
Tom Hammonds 70 13.7 5.9 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.0 3.7 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .746
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
Tom Hammonds 3 14.7 6.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 4.0 3.0 4.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 2.0 .333

Season 7

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season 2022-231995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First 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 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
Tom Hammonds 71 14.7 4.8 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.9 1.8 3.8 .474 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .765
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
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season 2023-241996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
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
Tom Hammonds 81 21.7 6.2 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.4 4.9 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .721
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
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season -1997-98
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 57 20.0 6.1 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.2 2.2 4.3 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 5 22.4 7.2 2.0 2.4 4.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.8 3.6 2.4 5.6 .429 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 10

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season -1998-99
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 49 14.6 4.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.8 1.7 3.7 .458 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 4 4.8 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 11

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season -1999-00
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 56 6.6 2.1 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.7 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Joel Embiid Tom Hammonds
Season -2000-01
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 ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 7 4.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.4 1.4 .300 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------