Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Nikola Vucevic 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Nikola Vucevic 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.3 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,334 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 594 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Joel Embiid 160 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 94 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Joel Embiid 55 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .458 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .276 Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .822 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.5 (2024) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.0 (2024) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)