Joel Embiid vs. Jerry Sichting Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sichting 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.

Jerry Sichting

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jerry Sichting: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jerry Sichting 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jerry Sichting 10

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jerry Sichting 5

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jerry Sichting 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jerry Sichting 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jerry Sichting 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jerry Sichting 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jerry Sichting 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jerry Sichting 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jerry Sichting 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jerry Sichting 1.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jerry Sichting 3.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jerry Sichting 0.7

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jerry Sichting 4,141

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jerry Sichting 817

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jerry Sichting 1,962

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jerry Sichting 439

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jerry Sichting 19

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jerry Sichting 598

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jerry Sichting .507

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jerry Sichting .271

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jerry Sichting .857

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jerry Sichting 11.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jerry Sichting 2.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jerry Sichting 5.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jerry Sichting 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jerry Sichting 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Jerry Sichting 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Jerry Sichting 0.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Jerry Sichting 1.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jerry Sichting 0.3

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Jerry Sichting 140

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Jerry Sichting 39

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Jerry Sichting 79

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Jerry Sichting 16

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Jerry Sichting 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Jerry Sichting 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Jerry Sichting .418

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Jerry Sichting .143

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jerry Sichting .647

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Jerry Sichting 3.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Jerry Sichting 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jerry Sichting 0.0 (1989)