Joel Embiid vs. Jaylen Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaylen Nowell 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 2024-25
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 9 Jaylen Nowell 6

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jaylen Nowell 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jaylen Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jaylen Nowell 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.7 Jaylen Nowell 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.0 Jaylen Nowell 2.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.7 Jaylen Nowell 1.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jaylen Nowell 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.6 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,523 Jaylen Nowell 1,815

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,987 Jaylen Nowell 445

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,658 Jaylen Nowell 380

Total Steals Joel Embiid 411 Jaylen Nowell 99

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 738 Jaylen Nowell 34

Total Games Joel Embiid 452 Jaylen Nowell 205

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .501 Jaylen Nowell .442

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .339 Jaylen Nowell .316

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Jaylen Nowell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jaylen Nowell 2.3 (2025)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jaylen Nowell 0.5 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Jaylen Nowell 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Jaylen Nowell 0.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Jaylen Nowell 0.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jaylen Nowell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Jaylen Nowell 22

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Jaylen Nowell 5

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Jaylen Nowell 4

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Jaylen Nowell 1

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Jaylen Nowell 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Jaylen Nowell 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Jaylen Nowell .250

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Jaylen Nowell .214

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Jaylen Nowell .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023)