Joel Embiid vs. Gary Phillips Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Phillips 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
Gary Phillips: 1961-62 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Gary Phillips 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 10 Gary Phillips 5

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Gary Phillips 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Gary Phillips 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Gary Phillips 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Gary Phillips 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Gary Phillips 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Gary Phillips 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Gary Phillips 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.5 Gary Phillips 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Gary Phillips 2.6

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.7 Gary Phillips 1.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.6 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,726 Gary Phillips 2,319

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 5,046 Gary Phillips 903

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,688 Gary Phillips 665

Total Steals Joel Embiid 419 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 750 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 462 Gary Phillips 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .500 Gary Phillips .370

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .336 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Gary Phillips .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Gary Phillips 10.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Gary Phillips 3.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Gary Phillips 3.1 (1964)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Gary Phillips - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Gary Phillips 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Gary Phillips 1.6

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Gary Phillips 1.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Gary Phillips 106

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Gary Phillips 27

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Gary Phillips 21

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Gary Phillips 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Gary Phillips .319

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Gary Phillips .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Gary Phillips 8.7 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Gary Phillips 2.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Gary Phillips 1.8 (1964)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Gary Phillips - 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.