Joel Embiid vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Joe Fulks 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Joe Fulks 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Joe Fulks 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Joe Fulks - 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.