Joel Embiid vs. Juwan Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Juwan Howard 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.

Juwan Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Juwan Howard 2

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Juwan Howard 19

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Juwan Howard 7

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Juwan Howard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Juwan Howard 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Juwan Howard 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Juwan Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Juwan Howard 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Juwan Howard 6.1

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Juwan Howard 2.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Juwan Howard 0.7

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Juwan Howard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Juwan Howard 16,159

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Juwan Howard 7,428

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Juwan Howard 2,663

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Juwan Howard 818

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Juwan Howard 312

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Juwan Howard 1,208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Juwan Howard .469

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Juwan Howard .120

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Juwan Howard .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Juwan Howard 22.1 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Juwan Howard 8.4 (1995)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Juwan Howard 4.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Juwan Howard 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Juwan Howard 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Juwan Howard 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Juwan Howard 3.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Juwan Howard 0.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Juwan Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Juwan Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Juwan Howard 270

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Juwan Howard 159

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Juwan Howard 32

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Juwan Howard 14

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Juwan Howard 8

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Juwan Howard 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Juwan Howard .393

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Juwan Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Juwan Howard .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Juwan Howard 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Juwan Howard 8.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Juwan Howard 1.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Juwan Howard 0.7 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Juwan Howard 0.7 (1997)