Joel Embiid vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 David Lee 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 David Lee 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 David Lee 329

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,384 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 602 David Lee 189

Total Assists Joel Embiid 164 David Lee 43

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 95 David Lee 8

Total Games Joel Embiid 56 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .462 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .290 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .825 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 37.7 (2024) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.3 (2024) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) David Lee 0.3 (2017)