Joel Embiid vs. Lew Hitch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lew Hitch 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.

Lew Hitch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Lew Hitch 2

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Lew Hitch 6

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Lew Hitch 5

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Lew Hitch 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Lew Hitch 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Lew Hitch 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Lew Hitch 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Lew Hitch 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Lew Hitch 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Lew Hitch 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Lew Hitch 5.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Lew Hitch 1.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Lew Hitch 2,075

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Lew Hitch 2,183

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Lew Hitch 499

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Lew Hitch 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Lew Hitch .376

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Lew Hitch .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Lew Hitch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Lew Hitch 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Lew Hitch 4.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Lew Hitch 0.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,430 Lew Hitch 145

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 628 Lew Hitch 167

Total Assists Joel Embiid 180 Lew Hitch 32

Total Steals Joel Embiid 48 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 101 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 58 Lew Hitch 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Lew Hitch .360

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .286 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .824 Lew Hitch .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.8 (2024) Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.4 (2024) Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Lew Hitch - 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.