Joel Embiid vs. Jon McGlocklin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jon McGlocklin 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 Jon McGlocklin, who played 11. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jon McGlocklin had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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
Jon McGlocklin 11 7 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season 2016-171965-66
Team Philadelphia 76ersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div 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 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
Jon McGlocklin 72 11.8 5.1 - - 1.8 1.2 - - - 1.1 2.1 5.0 .421 - - - 0.9 1.1 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Jon McGlocklin 4 16.5 7.5 - - 2.0 1.0 - - - 2.8 3.5 7.3 .483 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season 2017-181966-67
Team Philadelphia 76ersCincinnati Royals
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
Jon McGlocklin 60 19.9 8.5 - - 2.7 1.6 - - - 1.4 3.6 8.2 .440 - - - 1.2 1.7 .712
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season 2018-191967-68
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Diego 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
Jon McGlocklin 65 28.9 12.1 - - 3.1 2.7 - - - 1.8 4.9 11.6 .417 - - - 2.4 2.8 .867
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season 2019-201968-69
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Jon McGlocklin 80 36.1 19.6 - - 4.3 3.9 - - - 2.3 8.3 17.0 .487 - - - 3.1 3.7 .842
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season 2020-211969-70
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 Div Finals
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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
Jon McGlocklin 82 36.2 17.6 - - 3.1 3.7 - - - 2.0 7.8 14.7 .530 - - - 2.1 2.4 .854
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
Jon McGlocklin 10 37.7 14.9 - - 3.6 2.1 - - - 2.2 6.2 14.4 .431 - - - 2.5 3.1 .806

Season 6
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season 2021-221970-71
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Jon McGlocklin 82 35.3 15.8 - - 2.7 3.7 - - - 2.3 7.0 13.1 .535 - - - 1.8 2.0 .862
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
Jon McGlocklin 14 35.1 14.9 - - 2.2 2.4 - - - 2.6 6.4 12.0 .536 - - - 2.0 2.4 .848

Season 7
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season 2022-231971-72
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 SemisBucks Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Jon McGlocklin 80 27.7 10.7 - - 2.3 2.9 - - - 1.8 4.7 9.2 .510 - - - 1.4 1.6 .865
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
Jon McGlocklin 5 20.6 7.0 - - 0.6 1.2 - - - 2.2 3.0 7.0 .429 - - - 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 8
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season 2023-241972-73
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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
Jon McGlocklin 80 24.4 9.6 - - 2.0 3.0 - - - 1.5 4.4 8.7 .502 - - - 0.8 0.9 .863
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
Jon McGlocklin 6 24.2 10.2 - - 1.2 2.2 - - - 1.8 4.5 8.8 .509 - - - 1.2 1.3 .875

Season 9
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season -1973-74
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost NBA Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Jon McGlocklin 79 24.2 9.2 0.4 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.5 0.1 - 1.6 4.2 8.8 .475 - - - 0.9 1.0 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Jon McGlocklin 14 23.8 8.4 0.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 0.4 0.1 - 2.0 3.9 7.9 .495 - - - 0.6 0.8 .727

Season 10
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season -1974-75
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Jon McGlocklin 79 23.5 9.0 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 - 1.8 4.1 8.2 .496 - - - 0.8 0.9 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Joel Embiid Jon McGlocklin
Season -1975-76
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 ------- --- ----------
Jon McGlocklin 33 10.2 4.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.5 1.9 4.5 .426 - - - 0.3 0.3 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Jon McGlocklin 2 6.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 2.0 .750 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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