Joel Embiid vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin 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 / Games against each other

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 10 years in the NBA, 6 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 4. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Joel Embiid 10 7 2016-17 to 2025-26
Bennedict Mathurin 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+47+3.1+3.5+0.9+2.9+3.7+0.6+0.3+2.3-1.9-1.5+1.2+1.6+.032+0.1+0.8+.044+1.4+2.1+.045
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joel Embiid nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Joel Embiid Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2017-182023-24
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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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+4.2+8.4+1.3+5.8+7.0+1.2+1.6-2.1-1.3+3.1+5.6+.037+0.4+0.2+.066+2.6+3.6+.052
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Joel Embiid Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2018-192024-25
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 NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+3.9+11.4+1.3+7.0+8.3+1.8+1.6-1.6-1.0+3.7+6.9+.026+0.2+0.1+.040+4.4+5.5+.027
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+11+12.9+9.2+0.7+6.4+7.2+2.5+0.3+2.0-2.4-1.2+3.1+7.8+.031+0.3+0.8+.008+2.7+3.5+.042
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Season 4
Joel Embiid Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2019-202025-26
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+39+3.2+1.8+1.9+4.2+6.0+0.7+0.1+1.1-0.4+0.9+1.3+.020+1.7+3.0+.098+1.6+2.1+.011
Bennedict Mathurin 12 32.7 21.2 0.9 4.7 5.6 2.3 0.8 0.2 3.1 3.0 6.6 14.4 .457 2.8 6.4 .429 5.3 6.4 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Joel Embiid played 6 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2021 to 2026—Joel Embiid played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Joel Embiid got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 Scoring Leader
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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