Joel Embiid vs. Deng Gai Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deng Gai 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 8 years in the NBA, 7 more than Deng Gai, who played 1. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Deng Gai had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 |
Deng Gai |
1 |
0 |
2005-06 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Joel Embiid |
Deng Gai |
Season |
2016-17 | 2005-06 |
Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia 76ers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Deng Gai |
2 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Deng Gai |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |