Joel Embiid vs. Clyde Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Lee 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.

Clyde Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Clyde Lee: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Clyde Lee 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Clyde Lee 10

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Clyde Lee 7

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Clyde Lee 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Clyde Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Clyde Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Clyde Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Clyde Lee 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Clyde Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Clyde Lee 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Clyde Lee 10.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Clyde Lee 1.1

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Clyde Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Clyde Lee 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Clyde Lee 5,733

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Clyde Lee 7,626

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Clyde Lee 788

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Clyde Lee 80 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Clyde Lee 64 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Clyde Lee 742

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Clyde Lee .432

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Clyde Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Clyde Lee .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Clyde Lee 11.9 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Clyde Lee 14.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Clyde Lee 1.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Clyde Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Clyde Lee 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Clyde Lee 10.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Clyde Lee 1.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Clyde Lee 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Clyde Lee 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Clyde Lee 360

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Clyde Lee 519

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Clyde Lee 61

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Clyde Lee 0 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Clyde Lee 1 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Clyde Lee 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Clyde Lee .397

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Clyde Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Clyde Lee .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Clyde Lee 11.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Clyde Lee 15.7 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Clyde Lee 2.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Clyde Lee 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) *

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.