Joel Embiid vs. Fred LaCour Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred LaCour and Joel Embiid that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Joel Embiid

vs.

Fred LaCour

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Fred LaCour: 1960-61 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Fred LaCour 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Fred LaCour 3

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Fred LaCour 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Fred LaCour 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Fred LaCour 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Fred LaCour 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Fred LaCour 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Fred LaCour 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Fred LaCour 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Fred LaCour 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Fred LaCour 3.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Fred LaCour 1.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Fred LaCour 940

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Fred LaCour 474

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Fred LaCour 269

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Fred LaCour 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Fred LaCour .421

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Fred LaCour .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Fred LaCour 7.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Fred LaCour 3.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Fred LaCour 2.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Fred LaCour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Fred LaCour - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Fred LaCour 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Fred LaCour 1.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Fred LaCour 0.8

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Fred LaCour 20

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Fred LaCour 6

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Fred LaCour 4

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Fred LaCour 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Fred LaCour .333

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Fred LaCour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Fred LaCour .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Fred LaCour 4.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Fred LaCour 1.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Fred LaCour 0.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Fred LaCour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Fred LaCour - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.