Joel Embiid vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White 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 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Coby White, who played 6. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
| Coby White |
6 |
1 |
2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Joel Embiid |
Coby White |
| Season |
2016-17 | 2019-20 |
| Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second 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: | +34 | +0.4 | +7.0 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +4.3 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +2.4 | -2.1 | -1.8 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +.072 | +0.8 | +2.6 | +.013 | +4.6 | +5.9 | +.008 |
| Coby White |
65 |
25.8 |
13.2 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
12.2 |
.394 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.354 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.791 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joel Embiid nor Coby White 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: | +6 | +0.9 | +7.8 | +1.9 | +5.0 | +6.9 | +1.6 | | +1.6 | -1.4 | -0.7 | +2.7 | +3.7 | +.067 | +1.4 | +3.2 | +.051 | +3.8 | +5.3 | +.132 |
| Coby White |
69 |
31.2 |
15.1 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
13.1 |
.416 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.359 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
.901 |
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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 |
| Coby White |
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: | +3 | +6.3 | +14.8 | +2.2 | +8.4 | +10.6 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +1.7 | -2.4 | -1.1 | +4.5 | +8.1 | +.051 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +.085 | +6.9 | +8.6 | +.053 |
| Coby White |
61 |
27.4 |
12.7 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
10.6 |
.433 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.385 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.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 | % |
| 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: | +6 | +10.8 | +11.8 | +1.9 | +5.1 | +7.1 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +2.3 | -2.4 | -2.1 | +3.2 | +5.5 | +.095 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +.032 | +5.9 | +7.2 | +.022 |
| Coby White |
5 |
19.6 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
.333 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
.276 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
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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: | +23 | +6.1 | +13.3 | +2.6 | +6.3 | +8.7 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -2.1 | -1.8 | +3.9 | +7.7 | +.034 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +.041 | +6.1 | +7.6 | +.064 |
| Coby White |
74 |
23.4 |
9.7 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.443 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.372 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.871 |
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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 |
| Coby White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +28 | +5.4 | +9.4 | +1.6 | +4.4 | +6.1 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +1.2 | -1.0 | | +2.2 | +2.3 | +.066 | +1.5 | +4.0 | +.001 | +6.4 | +7.4 | +.021 |
| Coby White |
79 |
36.5 |
19.1 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
15.3 |
.447 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.376 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.838 |
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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 |
| Coby White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +6 | +0.7 | +10.2 | +1.8 | +6.2 | +8.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +1.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | +2.9 | +4.5 | +.046 | +1.5 | +4.2 | +.001 | +5.9 | +7.7 | +.088 |
| Coby White |
74 |
33.1 |
20.4 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
15.1 |
.453 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
.370 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
.902 |
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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 |
| Coby White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Joel Embiid played 4 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—Joel Embiid played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Coby White, Joel Embiid got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP
1 All-NBA First Team
1 Scoring Leader
2 All-Star Game
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