Joel Embiid vs. Tom Patterson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Patterson 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.
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 played 8 years in the NBA, 6 more than Tom Patterson, who played 2. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Tom Patterson had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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 |
Tom Patterson |
2 |
1 |
1972-73 to 1973-74 |
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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 |
Tom Patterson |
23 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.813 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Patterson |
1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Tom Patterson |
2 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
|
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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tom Patterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |