Antoine Carr vs. Joel Embiid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Embiid and Antoine Carr, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Antoine Carr played 16 years in the NBA, 8 more than Joel Embiid, who played 8. Antoine Carr had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Joel Embiid had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Antoine Carr 16 11 1984-85 to 1999-00
Joel Embiid 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1984-852016-17
Team Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 62 19.3 8.0 1.3 2.5 3.7 1.3 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.5 3.2 6.0 .528 0.0 0.1 .333 1.6 2.1 .789
Joel Embiid 31 25.4 20.2 2.0 5.9 7.8 2.1 0.9 2.5 3.8 3.6 6.5 13.8 .466 1.2 3.2 .367 6.2 7.9 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1985-862017-18
Team Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 17 15.2 6.8 0.9 2.1 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 3.0 2.9 5.5 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .667
Joel Embiid 63 30.3 22.9 2.3 8.7 11.0 3.2 0.6 1.8 3.7 3.3 8.1 16.8 .483 1.0 3.4 .308 5.7 7.4 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid 8 34.8 21.4 2.9 9.8 12.6 3.0 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.9 7.5 17.3 .435 1.0 3.6 .276 5.4 7.6 .705

Season 3

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 65 10.7 5.3 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.6 2.2 2.1 4.1 .506 0.0 0.0 .333 1.1 1.6 .709
Joel Embiid 64 33.7 27.5 2.5 11.1 13.6 3.7 0.7 1.9 3.5 3.3 9.1 18.7 .484 1.2 4.1 .300 8.2 10.1 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 9 18.0 11.6 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.4 0.3 0.9 1.1 4.0 4.3 6.2 .696 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.6 .813
Joel Embiid 11 30.4 20.2 1.9 8.5 10.5 3.4 0.7 2.3 3.6 3.1 6.2 14.5 .428 1.1 3.5 .308 6.7 8.2 .822

Season 4

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 80 18.5 8.8 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.4 3.5 6.5 .544 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.3 .780
Joel Embiid 51 29.5 23.0 2.8 8.9 11.6 3.0 0.9 1.3 3.1 3.4 7.5 15.7 .477 1.1 3.4 .331 6.9 8.5 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 12 17.5 6.8 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.8 3.9 3.0 5.7 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .643
Joel Embiid 4 36.3 30.0 2.8 9.5 12.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 3.8 4.5 8.5 18.5 .459 1.0 4.0 .250 12.0 14.8 .814

Season 5

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 78 19.1 7.5 1.4 2.2 3.5 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.8 2.9 6.0 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 1.9 .855
Joel Embiid 51 31.1 28.5 2.2 8.4 10.6 2.8 1.0 1.4 3.1 2.4 9.0 17.6 .513 1.1 3.0 .377 9.2 10.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 5 16.2 6.8 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.6 4.2 .619 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .727
Joel Embiid 11 32.5 28.1 1.5 9.1 10.5 3.4 1.0 1.5 3.8 3.0 9.2 17.9 .513 1.5 3.7 .390 8.3 9.9 .835

Season 6

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 77 22.4 12.3 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.5 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.2 4.6 9.4 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 3.9 .795
Joel Embiid 68 33.8 30.6 2.1 9.6 11.7 4.2 1.1 1.5 3.1 2.7 9.8 19.6 .499 1.4 3.7 .371 9.6 11.8 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid 10 38.5 23.6 2.1 8.6 10.7 2.1 0.4 0.8 3.2 3.4 7.8 16.1 .484 0.7 3.3 .212 7.3 8.9 .820

Season 7

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 77 32.8 20.1 2.1 3.3 5.5 2.5 0.6 1.3 2.2 4.1 8.2 15.9 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.1 .758
Joel Embiid 66 34.6 33.1 1.7 8.4 10.2 4.2 1.0 1.7 3.4 3.1 11.0 20.1 .548 1.0 3.0 .330 10.0 11.7 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid 9 37.3 23.7 1.8 8.0 9.8 2.7 0.7 2.8 3.9 3.0 7.3 17.0 .431 0.6 3.1 .179 8.4 9.3 .905

Season 8

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1991-922023-24
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 81 23.0 10.9 1.6 2.7 4.3 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.4 3.3 4.4 9.0 .490 0.0 0.1 .200 2.0 2.6 .764
Joel Embiid 39 33.6 34.7 2.4 8.6 11.0 5.6 1.2 1.7 3.8 2.9 11.5 21.8 .529 1.4 3.6 .388 10.2 11.6 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 3 36.3 19.7 2.7 5.0 7.7 1.0 0.7 3.7 1.3 4.7 8.0 14.7 .545 0.3 0.7 .500 3.3 5.3 .625
Joel Embiid 6 41.3 33.0 3.2 7.7 10.8 5.7 1.2 1.5 4.2 3.3 9.8 22.2 .444 2.2 6.5 .333 11.2 13.0 .859

Season 9

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1992-93-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 71 27.4 13.1 1.5 4.0 5.5 1.4 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.7 5.3 9.9 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.2 .777
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 8 21.4 10.5 1.6 3.1 4.8 1.1 0.4 1.1 0.9 3.5 4.9 9.3 .527 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1993-94-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 34 13.7 5.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 2.2 2.3 4.7 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .724
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 3 12.3 6.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 2.3 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.0 .889
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1994-95-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 78 21.5 9.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.2 3.7 7.0 .531 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.6 .821
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 5 22.8 9.6 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 5.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.8 .833
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1995-96-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 80 19.2 7.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.0 3.2 2.9 6.4 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .792
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 18 18.8 6.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.9 3.7 2.6 5.4 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .680
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1996-97-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 82 17.8 7.4 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.1 6.4 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .780
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 20 14.0 4.9 0.6 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.9 3.2 2.0 4.2 .482 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .750
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1997-98-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 66 16.5 5.7 0.6 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.3 4.9 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .776
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 20 14.6 4.4 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.5 3.2 2.1 4.5 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1998-99-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 18 8.4 2.6 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.7 1.2 2.9 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .714
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 4 9.3 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 4.8 1.0 2.8 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Antoine Carr Joel Embiid
Season 1999-00-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 21 10.5 3.2 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 2.0 1.3 3.0 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .786
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------