Joel Embiid vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 DeJuan Wheat 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)