Joel Embiid vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress 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 Poythress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Alex Poythress 0

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

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Alex Poythress -

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Alex Poythress -

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Alex Poythress -