Joel Embiid vs. Carl Meinhold Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Meinhold 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Carl Meinhold: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Carl Meinhold 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 10 Carl Meinhold 2

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Carl Meinhold 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Carl Meinhold 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Carl Meinhold 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Carl Meinhold 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Carl Meinhold 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Carl Meinhold 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Carl Meinhold 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.6 Carl Meinhold 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.0 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.7 Carl Meinhold 0.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.6 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,572 Carl Meinhold 516

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 5,002 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,669 Carl Meinhold 63

Total Steals Joel Embiid 413 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 740 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 455 Carl Meinhold 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .501 Carl Meinhold .316

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .340 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Carl Meinhold .628

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Carl Meinhold 5.3 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Carl Meinhold 0.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Carl Meinhold 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Carl Meinhold 0.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Carl Meinhold 40

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Carl Meinhold 0

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Carl Meinhold 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Carl Meinhold .254

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Carl Meinhold .462

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Carl Meinhold 3.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Carl Meinhold 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.