Joel Embiid vs. Charles Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Smith 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
Charles Smith: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Charles Smith 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 10 Charles Smith 5

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Charles Smith 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Charles Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Charles Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Charles Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Charles Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Charles Smith 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Charles Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.5 Charles Smith 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Charles Smith 1.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.7 Charles Smith 0.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Charles Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.6 Charles Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,726 Charles Smith 729

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 5,046 Charles Smith 200

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,688 Charles Smith 124

Total Steals Joel Embiid 419 Charles Smith 87

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 750 Charles Smith 70

Total Games Joel Embiid 462 Charles Smith 142

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .500 Charles Smith .409

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .336 Charles Smith .288

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Charles Smith .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Charles Smith 7.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Charles Smith 2.2 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Charles Smith 1.3 (2002)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Charles Smith 0.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Charles Smith 0.7 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Charles Smith 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Charles Smith 0.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Charles Smith 0.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Charles Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Charles Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Charles Smith 5

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Charles Smith 3

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Charles Smith 2

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Charles Smith 2

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Charles Smith 1

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Charles Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Charles Smith .667

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Charles Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Charles Smith .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Charles Smith 1.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Charles Smith 0.8 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Charles Smith 0.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Charles Smith 0.5 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Charles Smith 0.3 (2002)