Joel Embiid vs. John Henson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Henson 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 and John Henson both played 8 years in the NBA. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while John Henson had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
John Henson 8 4 2012-13 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid John Henson
Season 2016-172012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East 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
John Henson 63 13.1 6.0 1.8 2.9 4.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.3 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
John Henson 4 8.3 1.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.8 2.8 .273 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Joel Embiid John Henson
Season 2017-182013-14
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
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
John Henson 70 26.5 11.1 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.6 0.6 1.7 1.6 2.6 4.9 9.1 .538 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.5 .514
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
John Henson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Joel Embiid John Henson
Season 2018-192014-15
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East 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 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
John Henson 67 18.3 7.0 1.9 2.8 4.7 0.9 0.4 2.0 1.3 2.3 2.9 5.2 .566 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 .569
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
John Henson 6 25.5 8.8 3.5 4.5 8.0 0.7 0.8 1.7 1.8 2.3 4.0 6.8 .585 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 2.3 .357

Season 4
Joel Embiid John Henson
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
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
John Henson 57 16.8 7.0 1.5 2.4 3.9 0.9 0.3 1.9 1.1 2.3 2.9 5.1 .564 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.1 .590
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
John Henson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Joel Embiid John Henson
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East 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 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
John Henson 58 19.4 6.8 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.0 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.6 2.7 5.3 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .692
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
John Henson 2 6.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 6
Joel Embiid John Henson
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East 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
John Henson 76 25.9 8.8 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.5 0.6 1.4 1.1 2.7 3.8 6.6 .572 0.0 0.1 .143 1.2 2.1 .570
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
John Henson 2 37.0 9.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 2.5 0.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 4.5 6.5 .692 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 7
Joel Embiid John Henson
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
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 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
John Henson 14 13.4 5.6 1.1 3.9 5.1 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.2 4.8 .463 0.8 2.2 .355 0.4 0.7 .600
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
John Henson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Joel Embiid John Henson
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons
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 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
John Henson 40 15.0 5.5 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.4 0.6 1.1 0.9 2.0 2.4 4.3 .556 0.2 0.9 .222 0.6 1.2 .500
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
John Henson ------- --- ----------
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