Joel Embiid vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Rusty LaRue 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)