Joel Embiid vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,430 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 628 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Joel Embiid 180 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Joel Embiid 48 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 101 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 58 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .286 Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .824 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.8 (2024) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.4 (2024) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)