Joel Embiid vs. Al Harrington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Harrington and Joel Embiid, 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.

Joel Embiid played 8 years in the NBA, 8 less than Al Harrington, who played 16. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Al Harrington had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Joel Embiid 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24
Al Harrington 16 7 1998-99 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season 2016-171998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
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 %
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
Al Harrington 21 7.6 2.1 1.0 0.9 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.9 2.7 .321 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season 2017-181999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Al Harrington 50 17.1 6.6 0.9 2.2 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.4 5.3 .458 0.2 0.7 .235 1.6 2.2 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
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
Al Harrington 78 24.3 7.5 1.5 3.4 4.9 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.9 3.1 7.0 .444 0.0 0.1 .143 1.3 2.0 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Al Harrington 3 13.7 1.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.7 0.7 4.3 .154 0.0 0.7 .000 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 4
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Al Harrington 44 29.8 13.1 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 1.8 3.8 5.2 11.0 .475 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 3.3 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
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
Al Harrington 82 30.1 12.2 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.5 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.4 4.7 10.9 .434 0.2 0.6 .283 2.6 3.3 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Al Harrington 6 17.0 3.0 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.8 1.0 0.5 1.7 3.5 1.2 5.5 .212 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 6
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisPacers Lost East 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 %
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
Al Harrington 79 30.9 13.3 2.1 4.4 6.4 1.7 1.0 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 11.5 .463 0.3 1.0 .273 2.3 3.2 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Al Harrington 16 26.8 9.5 2.1 4.3 6.4 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.8 3.5 3.8 8.8 .429 0.1 0.3 .400 1.9 3.4 .545

Season 7
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Al Harrington 66 38.6 17.5 2.2 4.8 7.0 3.2 1.3 0.2 3.1 3.8 6.9 14.9 .459 0.2 1.1 .216 3.6 5.3 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season 2023-242005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Al Harrington 76 36.6 18.6 1.7 5.1 6.9 3.1 1.1 0.2 2.6 4.0 7.3 16.1 .452 0.9 2.5 .346 3.2 4.6 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season -2006-07
Team -Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors 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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 78 32.9 16.5 1.9 4.4 6.4 1.9 0.8 0.3 2.2 3.4 6.3 13.9 .457 1.6 3.8 .433 2.2 3.1 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 11 23.8 10.2 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 3.6 3.5 8.9 .398 1.4 3.5 .395 1.7 2.7 .633

Season 10
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season -2007-08
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 81 27.0 13.6 1.3 4.1 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.1 3.3 5.0 11.4 .434 1.9 5.0 .375 1.8 2.3 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season -2008-09
Team -Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks
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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 73 34.9 20.1 1.4 4.9 6.2 1.4 1.2 0.3 2.2 3.1 7.3 16.6 .439 2.3 6.4 .364 3.2 4.0 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season -2009-10
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 72 30.5 17.7 1.2 4.4 5.6 1.5 0.9 0.4 1.8 2.9 6.2 14.3 .435 1.9 5.7 .342 3.3 4.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season -2010-11
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 73 22.8 10.5 1.0 3.5 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.5 2.8 3.8 9.2 .416 1.6 4.5 .357 1.2 1.6 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 5 14.0 5.6 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.4 2.0 4.4 .455 1.0 2.0 .500 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 14
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season -2011-12
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 64 27.5 14.2 1.1 5.0 6.1 1.4 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.8 5.4 12.1 .446 1.6 4.7 .333 1.9 2.8 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 7 23.3 9.7 1.0 3.3 4.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.9 3.4 10.7 .320 1.4 5.0 .286 1.4 2.1 .667

Season 15
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season -2012-13
Team -Orlando Magic
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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 10 11.9 5.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.0 5.7 .351 0.8 3.0 .267 0.3 0.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Joel Embiid Al Harrington
Season -2013-14
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Wizards 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 %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 34 15.0 6.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.0 2.1 2.4 6.1 .396 1.0 2.9 .340 0.8 1.0 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Al Harrington 7 8.4 2.4 0.1 2.1 2.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 2.0 0.9 2.1 .400 0.0 1.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .714
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