Joel Embiid vs. Juan Hernangomez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Juan Hernangomez 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 played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Juan Hernangomez, who played 7. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Juan Hernangomez had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Juan Hernangomez 7 2 2016-17 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Juan Hernangomez
Season 2016-172016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Juan Hernangomez 62 13.6 4.9 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.0 1.6 3.6 .451 0.7 1.8 .407 0.9 1.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Joel Embiid Juan Hernangomez
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
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
Juan Hernangomez 25 11.1 3.3 0.7 1.4 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.2 3.0 .387 0.6 2.0 .280 0.4 0.5 .833
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
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Joel Embiid Juan Hernangomez
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 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
Juan Hernangomez 70 19.4 5.8 0.9 2.9 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.3 2.0 4.5 .439 0.9 2.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .767
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
Juan Hernangomez 5 3.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 .333 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Joel Embiid Juan Hernangomez
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves
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
Juan Hernangomez 48 17.4 6.0 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.1 5.1 .405 0.9 2.7 .341 0.9 1.5 .620
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
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Joel Embiid Juan Hernangomez
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Juan Hernangomez 52 17.3 7.2 0.9 3.1 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.8 .435 1.1 3.2 .327 1.2 1.9 .619
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
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Joel Embiid Juan Hernangomez
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisJazz 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
Juan Hernangomez 40 11.1 3.3 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.7 .415 0.6 1.7 .348 0.5 0.9 .559
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
Juan Hernangomez 6 9.3 2.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.8 3.0 .278 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Joel Embiid Juan Hernangomez
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
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
Juan Hernangomez 42 14.6 2.9 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.1 2.7 .421 0.4 1.6 .254 0.2 0.4 .563
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
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Joel Embiid Juan Hernangomez
Season 2023-24-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 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
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------
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
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------
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