Joel Embiid vs. Haywoode Workman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Haywoode Workman and Joel Embiid, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Joel Embiid and Haywoode Workman both played 8 years in the NBA. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Haywoode Workman had his rookie season in 1989-90. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Joel Embiid 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24
Haywoode Workman 8 4 1989-90 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Haywoode Workman
Season 2016-171989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 31 25.4 20.2 2.0 5.9 7.8 2.1 0.9 2.5 3.8 3.6 6.5 13.8 .466 1.2 3.2 .367 6.2 7.9 .783
Haywoode Workman 6 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Haywoode Workman ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Joel Embiid Haywoode Workman
Season 2017-181990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 63 30.3 22.9 2.3 8.7 11.0 3.2 0.6 1.8 3.7 3.3 8.1 16.8 .483 1.0 3.4 .308 5.7 7.4 .769
Haywoode Workman 73 27.9 8.0 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.8 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.2 3.2 7.1 .454 0.2 0.7 .240 1.4 1.8 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 8 34.8 21.4 2.9 9.8 12.6 3.0 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.9 7.5 17.3 .435 1.0 3.6 .276 5.4 7.6 .705
Haywoode Workman ------- --- ----------

Note: Haywoode Workman didn't play in 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Season 3
Joel Embiid Haywoode Workman
Season 2018-191993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 64 33.7 27.5 2.5 11.1 13.6 3.7 0.7 1.9 3.5 3.3 9.1 18.7 .484 1.2 4.1 .300 8.2 10.1 .804
Haywoode Workman 65 26.4 7.7 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.2 1.3 0.1 2.3 2.3 3.0 7.1 .424 0.3 0.9 .321 1.4 1.8 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 11 30.4 20.2 1.9 8.5 10.5 3.4 0.7 2.3 3.6 3.1 6.2 14.5 .428 1.1 3.5 .308 6.7 8.2 .822
Haywoode Workman 16 31.9 8.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 7.0 1.8 0.1 2.4 2.5 2.8 8.2 .344 0.4 1.3 .286 2.0 2.4 .842

Season 4
Joel Embiid Haywoode Workman
Season 2019-201994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 51 29.5 23.0 2.8 8.9 11.6 3.0 0.9 1.3 3.1 3.4 7.5 15.7 .477 1.1 3.4 .331 6.9 8.5 .807
Haywoode Workman 69 14.9 4.2 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 3.9 .375 0.5 1.4 .357 0.8 1.1 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 4 36.3 30.0 2.8 9.5 12.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 3.8 4.5 8.5 18.5 .459 1.0 4.0 .250 12.0 14.8 .814
Haywoode Workman 17 16.2 4.5 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.0 0.9 2.6 1.4 3.9 .358 0.1 1.1 .111 1.6 1.9 .844

Season 5
Joel Embiid Haywoode Workman
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 51 31.1 28.5 2.2 8.4 10.6 2.8 1.0 1.4 3.1 2.4 9.0 17.6 .513 1.1 3.0 .377 9.2 10.7 .859
Haywoode Workman 77 15.1 3.6 0.4 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.3 3.4 .390 0.3 0.9 .324 0.7 0.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 11 32.5 28.1 1.5 9.1 10.5 3.4 1.0 1.5 3.8 3.0 9.2 17.9 .513 1.5 3.7 .390 8.3 9.9 .835
Haywoode Workman 5 10.6 3.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.2 .438 0.6 1.0 .600 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 6
Joel Embiid Haywoode Workman
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 68 33.8 30.6 2.1 9.6 11.7 4.2 1.1 1.5 3.1 2.7 9.8 19.6 .499 1.4 3.7 .371 9.6 11.8 .814
Haywoode Workman 4 20.3 5.5 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.8 0.8 0.0 1.3 2.5 2.8 5.0 .550 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.3 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 10 38.5 23.6 2.1 8.6 10.7 2.1 0.4 0.8 3.2 3.4 7.8 16.1 .484 0.7 3.3 .212 7.3 8.9 .820
Haywoode Workman ------- --- ----------

Note: Haywoode Workman didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 7
Joel Embiid Haywoode Workman
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 66 34.6 33.1 1.7 8.4 10.2 4.2 1.0 1.7 3.4 3.1 11.0 20.1 .548 1.0 3.0 .330 10.0 11.7 .857
Haywoode Workman 29 28.1 6.9 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.9 1.1 0.0 2.2 1.8 2.5 5.9 .429 0.6 1.6 .362 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 9 37.3 23.7 1.8 8.0 9.8 2.7 0.7 2.8 3.9 3.0 7.3 17.0 .431 0.6 3.1 .179 8.4 9.3 .905
Haywoode Workman 3 17.7 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.3 3.7 .364 0.0 1.0 .000 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 8
Joel Embiid Haywoode Workman
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 39 33.6 34.7 2.4 8.6 11.0 5.6 1.2 1.7 3.8 2.9 11.5 21.8 .529 1.4 3.6 .388 10.2 11.6 .883
Haywoode Workman 36 9.7 2.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.9 2.5 .344 0.4 1.2 .326 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid 6 41.3 33.0 3.2 7.7 10.8 5.7 1.2 1.5 4.2 3.3 9.8 22.2 .444 2.2 6.5 .333 11.2 13.0 .859
Haywoode Workman ------- --- ----------
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