Terry Cummings vs. Joel Embiid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Embiid and Terry Cummings, 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.

Terry Cummings played 18 years in the NBA, 10 more than Joel Embiid, who played 8. Terry Cummings had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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
Terry Cummings 18 13 1982-83 to 1999-00
Joel Embiid 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1982-832016-17
Team San Diego ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
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 %
Terry Cummings 70 36.2 23.7 4.3 6.3 10.6 2.5 1.8 0.9 2.9 4.2 9.8 18.7 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 5.9 .709
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 %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1983-842017-18
Team San Diego ClippersPhiladelphia 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 %
Terry Cummings 81 35.9 22.9 4.0 5.6 9.6 1.7 1.1 0.7 2.7 3.7 9.1 18.4 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 4.7 6.5 .720
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 %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
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

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1984-852018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Terry Cummings 79 34.5 23.6 3.1 6.0 9.1 2.9 1.5 0.8 2.4 3.3 9.6 19.4 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 5.9 .741
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 %
Terry Cummings 8 38.9 27.5 2.6 6.1 8.8 2.5 1.5 0.9 3.3 4.1 10.8 18.6 .577 0.0 0.1 .000 6.0 7.3 .828
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

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1985-862019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 %
Terry Cummings 82 32.5 19.8 2.7 5.8 8.5 2.4 1.5 0.6 2.3 3.5 8.3 17.5 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.9 .656
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 %
Terry Cummings 14 36.4 21.6 2.4 7.5 9.9 3.0 1.4 1.1 2.8 3.7 9.3 18.1 .514 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 4.4 .694
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

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1986-872020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 82 33.8 20.8 2.6 5.9 8.5 2.8 1.6 1.0 2.1 3.6 8.9 17.4 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.6 .662
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 %
Terry Cummings 12 36.9 22.3 2.4 5.5 7.9 2.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 4.3 8.8 17.9 .488 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.9 .687
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

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 76 34.6 21.3 2.4 4.9 7.3 2.4 1.0 0.6 2.2 3.6 8.9 18.3 .485 0.0 0.0 .333 3.6 5.3 .665
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 %
Terry Cummings 5 38.6 25.8 2.4 5.4 7.8 2.6 1.8 0.6 2.4 3.2 10.0 17.8 .562 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 8.8 .659
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

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1988-892022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 80 35.3 22.9 3.5 4.6 8.1 2.5 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.3 9.1 19.5 .467 0.1 0.2 .467 4.5 5.8 .787
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 %
Terry Cummings 5 24.8 12.8 3.8 2.8 6.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.8 3.2 5.0 13.8 .362 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.2 .875
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

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1989-902023-24
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 81 34.8 22.4 2.8 5.6 8.4 2.7 1.4 0.6 2.5 3.5 9.0 18.9 .475 0.2 0.7 .322 4.2 5.4 .780
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 %
Terry Cummings 10 37.5 24.9 3.1 6.3 9.4 2.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 3.9 10.3 19.5 .528 0.1 0.5 .200 4.2 5.2 .808
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

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1990-91-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Terry Cummings 67 32.8 17.6 2.9 4.9 7.8 2.3 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.4 7.5 15.5 .484 0.1 0.5 .212 2.4 3.6 .683
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 4 31.0 14.8 3.5 5.8 9.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 2.3 3.3 6.3 12.3 .510 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 4.5 .500
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1991-92-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Terry Cummings 70 30.7 17.3 3.5 5.5 9.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 3.0 7.3 15.0 .488 0.1 0.2 .385 2.5 3.6 .711
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 3 40.7 26.0 5.0 6.3 11.3 2.3 1.3 1.3 2.3 3.0 11.3 22.0 .515 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 6.7 .500
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1992-93-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Terry Cummings 8 9.5 3.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.1 1.4 3.6 .379 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .500
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 10 13.8 6.7 1.7 2.2 3.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.7 3.1 7.0 .443 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.8 .625
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1993-94-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 59 19.2 7.3 2.2 2.8 5.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.3 3.1 7.3 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.8 .589
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 4 18.0 8.0 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.5 1.3 0.8 1.0 2.5 2.8 5.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.0 .833
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1994-95-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 76 16.8 6.8 1.8 3.2 5.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 2.9 6.1 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .585
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 15 9.0 3.9 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.7 1.2 3.2 .375 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.0 .733
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1995-96-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 81 21.9 8.0 2.0 3.5 5.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.9 3.2 3.3 7.2 .462 0.0 0.1 .143 1.3 2.0 .650
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1996-97-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 45 18.4 8.2 1.6 2.5 4.1 0.9 0.7 0.2 1.0 2.5 3.4 7.1 .486 0.1 0.1 .600 1.3 1.8 .695
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 12 24.3 8.8 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.2 0.9 0.5 1.2 3.3 3.8 7.7 .489 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1997-98-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 74 16.0 6.3 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.7 2.4 2.7 5.8 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.3 .684
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 8 15.0 4.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.9 2.9 1.9 4.3 .441 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1998-99-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 50 20.2 9.1 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 3.4 3.7 8.5 .439 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.6 2.3 .711
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Terry Cummings Joel Embiid
Season 1999-00-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 22 18.1 8.4 2.0 2.8 4.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.2 3.4 3.5 8.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .821
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------