Joel Embiid vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez 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.
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 9 years in the NBA, 8 less than Brook Lopez, who played 17. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
9 |
7 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| Brook Lopez |
17 |
9 |
2008-09 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Jump to season:
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Rookie Season |
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Joel Embiid |
Brook Lopez |
| Season |
2016-17 | 2008-09 |
| Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | New Jersey Nets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +51 | +5.1 | +7.2 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -2.0 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +3.5 | +.065 | +1.2 | +3.2 | | +4.1 | +5.3 | +.010 |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
30.5 |
13.0 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
8.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
10.3 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.793 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joel Embiid nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +19 | +6.6 | +4.1 | +1.0 | +3.3 | +2.4 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.2 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +.016 | +1.0 | +3.4 | | +0.6 | +1.2 | +.048 |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
36.9 |
18.8 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
13.8 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.817 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Brook Lopez |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +18 | +1.5 | +7.1 | +0.1 | +7.6 | +7.6 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +.008 | +1.2 | +4.1 | | +3.5 | +4.1 | +.017 |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
35.2 |
20.4 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
16.0 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.787 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Brook Lopez |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +46 | +2.3 | +3.8 | +1.2 | +6.9 | +8.0 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -1.9 | -1.8 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.017 | +1.1 | +3.4 | | +2.9 | +2.1 | +.182 |
| Brook Lopez |
5 |
27.2 |
19.2 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
7.6 |
15.4 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
6.4 |
.625 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Brook Lopez |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +23 | +0.7 | +9.1 | +0.6 | +4.3 | +3.7 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.7 | -1.3 | -0.3 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +.008 | +1.1 | +3.0 | | +5.2 | +5.4 | +.101 |
| Brook Lopez |
74 |
30.4 |
19.4 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
7.7 |
14.8 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.758 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +5.1 | +5.8 | +2.6 | +5.8 | +3.1 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +1.5 | -1.5 | -0.1 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +.041 | +1.4 | +3.6 | +.610 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +.051 |
| Brook Lopez |
7 |
37.6 |
22.3 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
17.6 |
.472 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
.886 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +51 | +2.4 | +9.9 | +0.2 | +5.9 | +5.7 | +3.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | +2.2 | +6.1 | +.064 | +1.4 | +3.6 | +.371 | +4.1 | +5.0 | +.003 |
| Brook Lopez |
17 |
31.4 |
20.7 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
13.5 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
.817 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Brook Lopez |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +6 | +5.4 | +15.9 | +1.3 | +3.9 | +2.8 | +3.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -2.0 | -0.2 | +4.0 | +6.4 | +.035 | +1.0 | +2.9 | +.230 | +6.9 | +7.9 | +.043 |
| Brook Lopez |
72 |
29.2 |
17.2 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
13.7 |
.513 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.100 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +0.8 | +1.9 | | +0.6 | -2.9 | | +0.1 | +2.5 | +.063 | +0.6 | +3.1 | | +2.9 | +2.6 | +.080 |
| Brook Lopez |
6 |
39.0 |
19.8 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
9.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
14.5 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.5 |
6.7 |
.825 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +34 | +0.1 | +14.1 | +0.4 | +3.5 | +3.2 | +3.6 | +0.4 | | -1.4 | | +3.4 | +6.0 | +.018 | +1.4 | +3.4 | +.245 | +5.9 | +6.1 | +.096 |
| Brook Lopez |
73 |
33.7 |
20.6 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
15.8 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.787 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Brook Lopez |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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9th 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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +56 | +0.6 | +3.3 | +0.3 | +2.5 | +2.8 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -0.8 | -0.4 | | +1.0 | +.030 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +.047 | +3.9 | +4.0 | +.072 |
| Brook Lopez |
75 |
29.6 |
20.5 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.474 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
.346 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
.810 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joel Embiid nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 9 |
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Additional Years |
* Brook Lopez played 8 seasons more than Joel Embiid in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2018 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 8 extra years over Joel Embiid, Brook Lopez got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
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