Joel Embiid vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Arnie Risen 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Arnie Risen 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Arnie Risen - 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.