Joel Embiid vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Joel Embiid 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joel Embiid 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joel Embiid 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.