Joel Embiid vs. Mike Gale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Gale 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, 2 more than Mike Gale, who played 6. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Mike Gale had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Mike Gale 6 5 1976-77 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Mike Gale
Season 2016-171976-77
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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
Mike Gale 82 31.7 10.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 5.8 2.3 0.6 - 2.7 4.3 9.2 .468 - - - 1.7 2.0 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Mike Gale 2 33.5 11.0 2.5 2.5 5.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 - 4.5 4.5 11.5 .391 - - - 2.0 3.5 .571

Season 2
Joel Embiid Mike Gale
Season 2017-181977-78
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 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
Mike Gale 70 29.9 9.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 5.4 2.3 0.4 2.5 2.4 3.9 8.3 .473 - - - 1.2 1.4 .870
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
Mike Gale 6 33.5 8.7 1.2 3.0 4.2 5.2 1.2 0.7 2.8 2.5 4.2 9.3 .446 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 3
Joel Embiid Mike Gale
Season 2018-191978-79
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs Lost East 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 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
Mike Gale 82 25.9 8.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.6 1.9 0.5 1.9 2.3 3.5 7.5 .464 - - - 1.1 1.3 .843
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
Mike Gale 14 21.6 6.8 0.7 1.4 2.1 4.0 1.1 0.3 1.1 2.4 2.7 6.2 .437 - - - 1.4 1.6 .864

Season 4
Joel Embiid Mike Gale
Season 2019-201979-80
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 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
Mike Gale 67 22.0 6.6 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.7 1.8 0.2 1.7 2.0 2.6 5.6 .454 0.0 0.2 .154 1.4 1.8 .808
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
Mike Gale 3 23.0 7.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.3 1.7 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 6.7 .400 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 5
Joel Embiid Mike Gale
Season 2020-211980-81
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs, Portland 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 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
Mike Gale 77 14.4 4.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.2 1.2 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.0 4.0 .508 0.0 0.1 .286 0.7 0.9 .809
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
Mike Gale 3 17.0 2.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 3.0 1.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 5.3 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Joel Embiid Mike Gale
Season 2021-221981-82
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second 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 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
Mike Gale 75 23.9 5.6 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 1.6 0.4 1.7 2.3 2.5 5.0 .496 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .785
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
Mike Gale ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Joel Embiid Mike Gale
Season 2022-23-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 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
Mike Gale ------- --- ----------
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
Mike Gale ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Joel Embiid Mike Gale
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
Mike Gale ------- --- ----------
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
Mike Gale ------- --- ----------
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