Joel Embiid vs. Kenny Sears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Sears 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.

Kenny Sears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Kenny Sears: 1955-56 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Kenny Sears 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Kenny Sears 8

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Kenny Sears 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Kenny Sears 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Kenny Sears 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Kenny Sears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Kenny Sears 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Kenny Sears 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Kenny Sears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Kenny Sears 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Kenny Sears 7.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Kenny Sears 1.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Kenny Sears 7,355

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Kenny Sears 4,142

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Kenny Sears 843

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Kenny Sears 529

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Kenny Sears .455

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Kenny Sears .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Kenny Sears 21.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Kenny Sears 13.7 (1960)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Kenny Sears 2.0 (1960)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Kenny Sears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Kenny Sears 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Kenny Sears 3.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Kenny Sears 1.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Kenny Sears 45

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Kenny Sears 29

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Kenny Sears 9

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Kenny Sears 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Kenny Sears .432

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Kenny Sears .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Kenny Sears 16.5 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Kenny Sears 8.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Kenny Sears 3.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Kenny Sears - 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.