Joe Dumars vs. Joel Embiid Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Embiid and Joe Dumars, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Joe Dumars played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Joel Embiid, who played 10. Joe Dumars had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Joe Dumars |
14 |
10 |
1985-86 to 1998-99 |
| Joel Embiid |
10 |
7 |
2016-17 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
82 |
23.9 |
9.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
.481 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.313 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.798 |
| difference: | +51 | +1.5 | +10.8 | +1.3 | +5.2 | +6.3 | +2.7 | +0.1 | +2.4 | -1.9 | -1.2 | +3.0 | +6.5 | +.015 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +.054 | +3.9 | +5.0 | +.015 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
4 |
36.8 |
15.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
10.3 |
.610 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.8 |
.667 |
| Joel Embiid |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
79 |
30.9 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
.493 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.409 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.748 |
| difference: | +16 | +0.6 | +11.1 | +1.7 | +7.2 | +8.9 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.7 | -1.5 | -0.8 | +3.4 | +7.3 | +.010 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +.101 | +3.4 | +4.3 | +.021 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
15 |
31.5 |
12.7 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
9.7 |
.538 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.667 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.780 |
| difference: | +7 | +3.3 | +8.7 | +2.4 | +9.1 | +11.3 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -1.8 | -2.2 | +2.3 | +7.6 | +.103 | +0.9 | +3.4 | +.391 | +3.3 | +4.9 | +.075 |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
82 |
33.3 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
11.7 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.211 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.815 |
| difference: | +18 | +0.4 | +13.3 | +1.7 | +9.4 | +11.2 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.7 | -1.4 | -1.4 | +3.6 | +7.0 | +.012 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +.089 | +5.1 | +6.3 | +.011 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
23 |
35.0 |
12.3 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.457 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.889 |
| difference: | +12 | +4.6 | +7.9 | +1.1 | +7.1 | +8.3 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +2.2 | -1.9 | -0.9 | +1.3 | +3.8 | +.029 | +1.0 | +3.2 | +.025 | +4.3 | +5.5 | +.067 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
69 |
34.9 |
17.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
6.6 |
13.1 |
.505 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.483 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
.850 |
| difference: | +18 | +5.4 | +5.8 | +2.0 | +7.2 | +9.1 | +2.7 | | +1.2 | -0.5 | -1.9 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +.028 | +0.9 | +3.0 | +.152 | +3.1 | +4.1 | +.043 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
17 |
36.5 |
17.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
13.7 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.083 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
.861 |
| difference: | +13 | +0.2 | +12.4 | +2.2 | +7.6 | +9.7 | +4.3 | +0.8 | +1.2 | -2.0 | -2.7 | +2.3 | +4.8 | +.004 | +0.9 | +3.3 | +.167 | +6.9 | +8.9 | +.047 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
75 |
34.4 |
17.8 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
14.1 |
.480 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.900 |
| difference: | +24 | +3.3 | +10.7 | +1.4 | +6.4 | +7.8 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | -1.2 | -0.7 | +2.2 | +3.5 | +.033 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +.023 | +5.2 | +6.3 | +.041 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
20 |
37.7 |
18.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.458 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.263 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
.876 |
| difference: | +9 | +5.2 | +9.9 | +0.6 | +7.8 | +8.3 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +1.5 | -1.1 | -1.1 | +2.7 | +3.7 | +.055 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +.127 | +3.3 | +4.2 | +.041 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
80 |
38.1 |
20.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
7.8 |
16.2 |
.481 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.311 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.890 |
| difference: | +12 | +4.3 | +10.2 | +1.3 | +8.0 | +9.4 | +1.3 | | +1.4 | -0.7 | -1.0 | +2.0 | +3.4 | +.018 | +1.2 | +3.1 | +.060 | +5.0 | +6.6 | +.076 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
15 |
39.2 |
20.6 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
16.3 |
.429 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.405 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
.845 |
| difference: | +5 | +0.7 | +3.0 | +0.7 | +6.7 | +7.4 | +2.0 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -2.1 | -1.2 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +.055 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +.193 | +1.8 | +2.4 | +.025 |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
82 |
38.9 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
7.2 |
16.0 |
.448 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.408 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
.867 |
| difference: | +16 | +4.3 | +13.2 | +0.7 | +7.1 | +7.9 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.6 | -1.0 | -1.3 | +3.8 | +4.1 | +.100 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +.078 | +5.0 | +5.9 | +.010 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
5 |
44.2 |
16.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
13.6 |
.471 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.789 |
| difference: | +4 | +6.9 | +6.9 | +0.8 | +7.4 | +8.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +2.6 | -2.5 | -0.8 | +0.9 | +3.4 | +.040 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +.321 | +5.4 | +5.5 | +.116 |
| 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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
77 |
40.2 |
23.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
8.8 |
18.9 |
.466 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.375 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.864 |
| difference: | +38 | +6.6 | +11.2 | +1.6 | +7.5 | +9.1 | +1.6 | +0.2 | +1.6 | -2.0 | -1.1 | +2.7 | +2.9 | +.063 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.013 | +5.7 | +6.4 | +.019 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
69 |
37.6 |
20.4 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
.452 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.388 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.836 |
| difference: | +50 | +7.4 | +3.4 | +1.4 | +4.6 | +6.0 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -1.0 | -0.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.008 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +.089 | +3.8 | +4.1 | +.046 |
| Joel Embiid |
19 |
30.2 |
23.8 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
8.2 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
16.6 |
.444 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.299 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
.882 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joe Dumars nor Joel Embiid played in the postseason in their season 9 |
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10th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
67 |
38.0 |
18.1 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
14.5 |
.430 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.305 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.805 |
| difference: | +64 | +17.0 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -0.3 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +.029 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +.070 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +.113 |
| Joel Embiid |
3 |
21.0 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
12.3 |
.459 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.375 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.692 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joe Dumars nor Joel Embiid played in the postseason in their season 10 |
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Additional Years |
* Joe Dumars played 4 seasons more than Joel Embiid in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 11 to 14, from 1996 to 1999—Joe Dumars played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Joel Embiid, Joe Dumars got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion