Joel Embiid vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Herb Williams 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Herb Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,384 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 602 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Joel Embiid 164 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 95 Herb Williams 25

Total Games Joel Embiid 56 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .462 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .290 Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .825 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 37.7 (2024) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.3 (2024) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)