Joel Embiid vs. Cuttino Mobley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cuttino Mobley 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, 3 less than Cuttino Mobley, who played 11. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Cuttino Mobley 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
Cuttino Mobley 11 4 1998-99 to 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season 2016-171998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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
Cuttino Mobley 49 29.7 9.9 0.4 1.8 2.3 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.5 8.3 .425 1.1 3.0 .358 1.8 2.2 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Cuttino Mobley 4 23.5 7.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.8 0.5 0.0 1.3 2.8 1.8 3.8 .467 1.0 1.8 .571 2.5 2.8 .909

Season 2
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season 2017-181999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
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
Cuttino Mobley 81 30.8 15.8 0.7 2.8 3.6 2.6 1.1 0.4 2.3 2.1 5.4 12.5 .430 1.3 3.6 .356 3.7 4.4 .847
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
Cuttino Mobley ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
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 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
Cuttino Mobley 79 38.0 19.5 1.1 4.0 5.0 2.5 1.1 0.3 2.1 2.1 6.7 15.4 .434 1.1 3.2 .357 5.0 6.0 .831
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
Cuttino Mobley ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
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
Cuttino Mobley 74 42.1 21.7 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.5 1.5 0.5 2.4 2.6 8.0 18.4 .438 2.0 5.1 .395 3.6 4.2 .850
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
Cuttino Mobley ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
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 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
Cuttino Mobley 73 41.7 17.5 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.8 1.3 0.5 2.3 2.5 6.3 14.6 .434 1.5 4.4 .352 3.3 3.9 .858
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
Cuttino Mobley ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisRockets 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 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
Cuttino Mobley 80 40.4 15.8 0.5 4.0 4.5 3.2 1.3 0.4 2.3 2.2 5.8 13.5 .426 2.1 5.3 .390 2.2 2.7 .811
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
Cuttino Mobley 5 41.8 14.4 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.8 0.6 0.6 3.6 2.8 5.8 15.0 .387 1.2 4.2 .286 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 7
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisKings 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 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
Cuttino Mobley 66 36.2 17.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.8 1.1 0.5 2.0 2.3 6.2 14.1 .438 2.3 5.2 .439 2.5 3.1 .820
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
Cuttino Mobley 5 31.8 14.8 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.2 2.6 6.2 14.0 .443 1.4 5.0 .280 1.0 1.4 .714

Season 8
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season 2023-242005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers 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 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
Cuttino Mobley 79 37.7 14.8 0.6 3.7 4.3 3.0 1.2 0.5 1.8 2.6 5.4 12.8 .426 1.1 3.1 .339 2.9 3.5 .839
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
Cuttino Mobley 12 39.4 13.3 0.8 3.9 4.8 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.1 11.9 .427 0.9 2.5 .367 2.2 2.4 .897

Season 9
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season -2006-07
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Cuttino Mobley 78 36.4 13.8 0.7 2.8 3.4 2.5 1.2 0.3 1.9 2.4 5.0 11.3 .440 1.3 3.2 .411 2.6 3.1 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Cuttino Mobley ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season -2007-08
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Cuttino Mobley 77 35.1 12.8 0.6 2.9 3.6 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 4.9 11.3 .433 0.9 2.5 .349 2.1 2.6 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Cuttino Mobley ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Joel Embiid Cuttino Mobley
Season -2008-09
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Cuttino Mobley 11 33.2 13.7 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.1 1.4 0.2 1.6 1.9 5.7 13.3 .432 1.1 3.2 .343 1.2 1.6 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Cuttino Mobley ------- --- ----------
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