Joel Embiid vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams 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.

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jayson Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jayson Williams 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)