Joel Embiid vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols 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.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jack Nichols 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jack Nichols 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jack Nichols 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jack Nichols 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.