Joel Embiid vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Howard Porter 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.