Joel Embiid vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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.

Red Rocha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Red Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Red Rocha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Red Rocha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Red Rocha 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Red Rocha 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Red Rocha 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Red Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Red Rocha 2.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Red Rocha 1,153

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Red Rocha .370

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Red Rocha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Red Rocha 1.5

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Red Rocha 58

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Red Rocha .360

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Red Rocha - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.