Joel Embiid vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Kelly Tripucka 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.3 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,334 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 594 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Joel Embiid 160 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 94 Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Joel Embiid 55 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .458 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .276 Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .822 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.5 (2024) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.0 (2024) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)