Joel Embiid vs. Negele Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Negele Knight 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.

Negele Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Negele Knight 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Negele Knight 6

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Negele Knight 3

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Negele Knight 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Negele Knight 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Negele Knight 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Negele Knight 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Negele Knight 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Negele Knight 1.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Negele Knight 2.8

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Negele Knight 0.4

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Negele Knight 1,699

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Negele Knight 351

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Negele Knight 780

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Negele Knight 123

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Negele Knight 30

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Negele Knight 276

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Negele Knight .436

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Negele Knight .263

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Negele Knight .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Negele Knight 9.2 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Negele Knight 1.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Negele Knight 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Negele Knight 0.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Negele Knight 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Negele Knight 0.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 Negele Knight 1.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Negele Knight 0.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,384 Negele Knight 87

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 602 Negele Knight 13

Total Assists Joel Embiid 164 Negele Knight 28

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 Negele Knight 4

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 95 Negele Knight 1

Total Games Joel Embiid 56 Negele Knight 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .462 Negele Knight .422

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .290 Negele Knight .167

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .825 Negele Knight .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 37.7 (2024) Negele Knight 9.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Negele Knight 1.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.3 (2024) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Negele Knight 0.8 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Negele Knight 0.1 (1993)