Joel Embiid vs. Jim Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Tucker 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.

Jim Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jim Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jim Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jim Tucker 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jim Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jim Tucker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jim Tucker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jim Tucker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jim Tucker 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jim Tucker 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jim Tucker 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jim Tucker 3.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jim Tucker 0.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jim Tucker 407

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jim Tucker 349

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jim Tucker 52

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jim Tucker 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jim Tucker .349

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jim Tucker .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jim Tucker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Jim Tucker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Jim Tucker 2.7

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Jim Tucker 0.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Jim Tucker 56

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Jim Tucker 40

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Jim Tucker 3

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Jim Tucker 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Jim Tucker .344

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Jim Tucker .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jim Tucker - 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.