Joel Embiid vs. Zhaire Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zhaire Smith 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.

Zhaire Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Zhaire Smith: 2018-19 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Zhaire Smith 2

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Zhaire Smith 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Zhaire Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Zhaire Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Zhaire Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Zhaire Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Zhaire Smith 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Zhaire Smith 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Zhaire Smith 1.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Zhaire Smith 0.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Zhaire Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Zhaire Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Zhaire Smith 48

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Zhaire Smith 15

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Zhaire Smith 12

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Zhaire Smith 5

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Zhaire Smith 2

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Zhaire Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Zhaire Smith .378

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Zhaire Smith .316

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Zhaire Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Zhaire Smith 6.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Zhaire Smith 2.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Zhaire Smith 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Zhaire Smith 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Zhaire Smith 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Zhaire Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Zhaire Smith 1

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Zhaire Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Zhaire Smith -

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Zhaire Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Zhaire Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Zhaire Smith 0.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)