Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Joel Embiid and Anfernee Simons

This is the detail of NBA games in which Joel Embiid and Anfernee Simons played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 4-4. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Joel Embiid:
2016-17 to 2025-26
Anfernee Simons:
2018-19 to 2025-26
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Joel Embiid
4
4
0
Anfernee Simons
4
4
0

* NBA Cup games other than the Championship game are included in the Regular Season category. They played in 1 of those games.

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Embiid 25.8 6.9 2.4 0.51.5
Anfernee Simons 16.5 2.1 2.00.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Embiid 39 9 4 23
Anfernee Simons 34 4 4 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Embiid 7

games
8

games
5

games
2

games
5

games
Anfernee Simons 1

game
0

games
3

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
5

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Aug. 09, 2020
1. 76ers 121   Joel Embiid 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Trail Blazers 124   Anfernee Simons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 2021
2. 76ers 105   Joel Embiid 37 5 1 1 1 5 1 34 14-21 .667 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Trail Blazers 121   Anfernee Simons 14 1 2 1 0 1 0 19 4-9 .444 2-7 .286 4-5 .800
Feb. 11, 2021
3. 76ers 114   Joel Embiid 35 9 3 0 2 3 3 35 13-25 .520 1-2 .500 8-11 .727
Trail Blazers 118   Anfernee Simons 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 23 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2023
4. 76ers 105   Joel Embiid 32 9 2 1 3 2 5 33 12-22 .545 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Anfernee Simons 16 1 3 0 0 5 1 36 6-15 .400 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000
Mar. 10, 2023
5. 76ers 120   Joel Embiid 39 7 4 2 3 4 2 38 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 13-18 .722
Trail Blazers 119   Anfernee Simons 34 1 2 0 0 0 1 29 13-22 .591 8-12 .667 0-1 .000
2024-25 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2024
6. 76ers 125   Joel Embiid 37 9 3 0 0 4 2 36 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 12-13 .923
Trail Blazers 103   Anfernee Simons 25 4 4 0 0 1 4 30 9-18 .500 4-10 .400 3-4 .750
2025-26 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 22, 2025
7. 76ers 117   Joel Embiid 4 6 2 0 1 0 2 20 1-9 .111 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 116   Anfernee Simons 13 4 1 1 1 0 2 32 5-10 .500 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000
Oct. 31, 2025 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
8. 76ers 108   Joel Embiid 20 6 3 0 2 4 2 25 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Celtics 109   Anfernee Simons 19 4 2 0 1 1 1 29 7-21 .333 3-9 .333 2-3 .667