Joel Embiid vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)