Joel Embiid vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Alex Groza 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Alex Groza 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,384 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 602 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 164 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 95 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 56 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .462 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .290 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .825 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 37.7 (2024) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.3 (2024) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.