Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Joel Embiid and Onyeka Okongwu

This is the detail of NBA games in which Joel Embiid and Onyeka Okongwu 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Joel Embiid has an 8-6 winning record over Onyeka Okongwu, but Onyeka Okongwu won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Joel Embiid:
2016-17 to 2025-26
Onyeka Okongwu:
2020-21 to 2025-26
14 Games played
7 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Joel Embiid
8
5
3
Onyeka Okongwu
6
2
4

* 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 28.4 11.0 3.6 1.11.9
Onyeka Okongwu 4.9 4.1 0.60.41.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Embiid 40 21 8 24
Onyeka Okongwu 13 11 3 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Embiid 14

games
14

games
12

games
8

games
8

games
Onyeka Okongwu 0

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
4

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
5

games
2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 2021
1. 76ers 127   Joel Embiid 17 7 1 1 3 1 2 25 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Hawks 83   Onyeka Okongwu 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 16 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 2021
2. 76ers 126   Joel Embiid 18 6 1 1 1 3 3 25 6-14 .429 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Hawks 104   Onyeka Okongwu 12 3 0 0 2 0 5 22 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2021 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 2021
3. 76ers 124   Joel Embiid 39 9 4 1 3 4 4 38 12-21 .571 1-3 .333 14-15 .933
Hawks 128   Onyeka Okongwu 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 2021
4. 76ers 118   Joel Embiid 40 13 2 2 1 3 5 35 13-25 .520 2-5 .400 12-16 .750
Hawks 102   Onyeka Okongwu 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 6 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 2021
5. 76ers 127   Joel Embiid 27 9 8 1 3 1 3 34 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 12-16 .750
Hawks 111   Onyeka Okongwu 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 2021
6. 76ers 100   Joel Embiid 17 21 4 0 0 4 3 36 4-20 .200 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Hawks 103   Onyeka Okongwu 4 3 0 0 2 0 1 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 16, 2021
7. 76ers 106   Joel Embiid 37 13 5 2 4 5 3 39 12-20 .600 2-4 .500 11-13 .846
Hawks 109   Onyeka Okongwu 6 5 0 1 1 0 1 08 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 18, 2021
8. 76ers 104   Joel Embiid 22 13 1 0 2 8 4 38 9-24 .375 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Hawks 99   Onyeka Okongwu 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jun. 20, 2021
9. 76ers 96   Joel Embiid 31 11 3 1 1 8 3 41 11-21 .524 2-5 .400 7-10 .700
Hawks 103   Onyeka Okongwu 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2021
10. 76ers 96   Joel Embiid 23 10 2 1 2 2 1 36 6-17 .353 2-2 1.000 9-10 .900
Hawks 98   Onyeka Okongwu 13 8 3 1 3 1 2 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2022
11. 76ers 95   Joel Embiid 26 13 2 0 1 8 5 32 9-18 .500 0-3 .000 8-10 .800
Hawks 104   Onyeka Okongwu 10 11 0 0 2 1 5 21 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 28, 2022
12. 76ers 104   Joel Embiid 30 8 7 2 2 4 2 35 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Hawks 101   Onyeka Okongwu 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2023 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
13. 76ers 126   Joel Embiid 32 7 8 2 0 4 3 37 10-19 .526 1-3 .333 11-11 1.000
Hawks 116   Onyeka Okongwu 5 5 0 0 0 1 3 19 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Dec. 08, 2023
14. 76ers 125   Joel Embiid 38 14 3 1 4 2 1 36 12-24 .500 1-3 .333 13-15 .867
Hawks 114   Onyeka Okongwu 7 8 2 0 2 0 5 18 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 1-2 .500