Joel Embiid vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Bob Nash 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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