Joel Embiid vs. Kiki Vandeweghe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kiki Vandeweghe 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, 5 less than Kiki Vandeweghe, who played 13. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Kiki Vandeweghe had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 13 12 1980-81 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2016-171980-81
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 51 27.0 11.5 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.3 4.5 10.5 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.1 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2017-181981-82
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 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 82 33.8 21.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 8.6 15.4 .560 0.0 0.2 .077 4.2 4.9 .857
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 36.3 22.7 1.3 4.7 6.0 3.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 2.3 8.3 14.3 .581 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 6.0 1.000

Season 3
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 82 35.5 26.7 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.5 2.2 2.4 10.3 18.7 .547 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 6.8 .875
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 39.6 26.8 0.8 5.8 6.5 4.0 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 10.9 20.0 .544 0.0 0.5 .000 5.0 6.3 .800

Season 4
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2019-201983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 78 35.1 29.4 1.1 3.7 4.8 3.1 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.4 11.5 20.6 .558 0.1 0.4 .367 6.3 7.4 .852
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 5 36.0 25.4 1.2 3.4 4.6 4.0 1.8 1.0 2.0 2.8 9.8 19.2 .510 0.4 1.0 .400 5.4 5.6 .964

Season 5
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 72 34.8 22.4 1.0 2.1 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.6 8.6 16.1 .534 0.2 0.5 .333 5.1 5.7 .896
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 34.6 22.4 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.6 9.4 17.6 .538 0.1 0.8 .143 3.4 3.7 .939

Season 6
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 79 35.3 24.8 1.2 1.6 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.0 9.1 16.9 .540 0.0 0.1 .125 6.6 7.6 .869
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 37.3 28.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 2.3 3.0 10.0 17.3 .580 0.0 0.5 .000 8.0 8.0 1.000

Season 7
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2022-231986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 79 38.3 26.9 1.1 2.1 3.2 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.7 10.2 19.6 .523 0.5 1.0 .481 5.9 6.7 .886
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 43.5 24.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.8 0.3 0.3 2.8 2.5 9.5 17.8 .535 0.3 1.0 .250 5.5 6.5 .846

Season 8
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2023-241987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 37 28.1 20.2 1.0 2.0 2.9 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.8 7.6 15.1 .508 0.6 1.6 .379 4.3 4.9 .878
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 18.0 7.8 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.0 2.8 10.0 .275 0.0 1.3 .000 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 9
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season -1988-89
Team -Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 45 20.8 11.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.7 4.4 9.5 .469 0.4 1.1 .396 1.8 2.0 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 17.7 8.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.1 2.8 5.4 .510 0.3 0.9 .375 2.2 2.3 .952

Season 10
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season -1989-90
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 22 25.6 11.7 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.3 4.6 10.5 .442 0.5 0.9 .526 2.0 2.2 .917
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 10 23.6 7.6 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 3.1 7.4 .419 0.6 1.3 .462 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 11
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season -1990-91
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 75 32.3 16.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.6 6.1 12.4 .494 0.7 1.9 .362 3.5 3.8 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 33.0 17.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 4.0 2.7 4.3 10.7 .406 1.0 1.7 .600 7.3 8.3 .880

Season 12
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season -1991-92
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 67 14.3 7.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 2.8 5.7 .491 0.4 1.0 .394 1.0 1.2 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 9.4 4.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.6 3.0 .542 0.5 0.6 .800 0.8 0.9 .857

Season 13
Joel Embiid Kiki Vandeweghe
Season -1992-93
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers 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 ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 41 12.0 6.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 2.2 5.0 .453 0.3 0.9 .324 1.4 1.6 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 1 9.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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