Joel Embiid vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap 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.
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 9 years in the NBA, 7 less than Paul Millsap, who played 16. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Paul Millsap had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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 achievements, 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 |
9 |
7 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| Paul Millsap |
16 |
13 |
2006-07 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +51 | +7.4 | +13.4 | +0.2 | +3.0 | +2.6 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +1.6 | -2.7 | -0.7 | +4.0 | +8.9 | +.059 | +1.2 | +3.2 | | +4.5 | +5.4 | +.110 |
| Paul Millsap |
82 |
18.0 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.673 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Millsap |
17 |
15.5 |
5.9 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.667 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +19 | +9.5 | +14.8 | +0.3 | +5.1 | +5.4 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +0.9 | -2.6 | | +5.0 | +10.7 | +.021 | +1.0 | +3.4 | | +3.8 | +4.6 | +.092 |
| Paul Millsap |
82 |
20.8 |
8.1 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.677 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +17.3 | +15.0 | +1.0 | +7.8 | +8.7 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -2.8 | -0.8 | +4.8 | +12.1 | +.081 | +1.0 | +3.5 | +.276 | +4.3 | +5.5 | +.185 |
| Paul Millsap |
12 |
17.5 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.520 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +3.6 | +14.0 | +0.8 | +5.8 | +5.0 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.9 | -1.8 | -0.5 | +3.8 | +8.8 | +.050 | +1.2 | +4.0 | +.300 | +5.2 | +5.8 | +.105 |
| Paul Millsap |
76 |
30.1 |
13.5 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
8.6 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
9.9 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.699 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +6 | +0.6 | +8.4 | +2.1 | +4.5 | +2.5 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +1.3 | -2.4 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +4.7 | +.082 | +1.1 | +3.5 | | +4.9 | +4.6 | +.322 |
| Paul Millsap |
5 |
31.0 |
11.8 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
9.8 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
3.6 |
.500 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +31 | +1.7 | +11.4 | +0.5 | +4.4 | +4.8 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.7 | -0.1 | +2.8 | +7.0 | +.061 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +.220 | +4.7 | +5.3 | +.114 |
| Paul Millsap |
82 |
27.8 |
11.6 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
8.7 |
.538 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.693 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +6 | +4.0 | +12.0 | +0.6 | +4.1 | +3.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -2.5 | -0.9 | +1.5 | +6.3 | +.115 | +1.0 | +3.8 | +.250 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +.124 |
| Paul Millsap |
10 |
32.3 |
18.0 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
8.8 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
7.0 |
12.2 |
.574 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
.690 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +25 | +3.2 | +11.2 | | +2.9 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 | +2.1 | +4.6 | +.018 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +.014 | +5.8 | +6.3 | +.102 |
| Paul Millsap |
76 |
34.3 |
17.3 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
6.9 |
13.0 |
.531 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.391 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
.757 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Paul Millsap |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +1.0 | +14.0 | +0.7 | +3.6 | +2.9 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +3.1 | +6.1 | +.004 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +.145 | +6.4 | +7.8 | +.022 |
| Paul Millsap |
64 |
32.8 |
16.6 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
8.8 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
6.7 |
13.5 |
.495 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.226 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.792 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +6 | +3.7 | +11.6 | +2.2 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +2.8 | +2.6 | +.114 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +.212 | +5.3 | +4.9 | +.320 |
| Paul Millsap |
4 |
34.8 |
12.0 |
4.3 |
6.8 |
11.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
13.5 |
.370 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +4.2 | +18.5 | +0.6 | +3.6 | +3.1 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -1.6 | -0.1 | +5.5 | +8.9 | +.058 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +.003 | +6.6 | +7.1 | +.115 |
| Paul Millsap |
78 |
30.4 |
14.6 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
5.5 |
11.2 |
.490 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.742 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Paul Millsap |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +35 | +0.1 | +16.8 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +2.5 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -0.1 | +5.0 | +7.7 | +.068 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +.030 | +6.3 | +6.3 | +.152 |
| Paul Millsap |
74 |
33.5 |
17.9 |
2.1 |
6.4 |
8.5 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
14.1 |
.461 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.358 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
.731 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.2 | +13.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -1.3 | -0.3 | +3.9 | +7.5 | +.046 | +0.9 | +2.6 | | +4.8 | +5.0 | +.055 |
| Paul Millsap |
7 |
38.1 |
19.4 |
3.0 |
7.9 |
10.9 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
5.9 |
14.7 |
.398 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
.333 |
6.4 |
8.0 |
.804 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
19 |
30.2 |
23.8 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
8.2 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
16.6 |
.444 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.299 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
.882 |
| difference: | +54 | +2.5 | +7.1 | | +0.4 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.1 | | -1.0 | -0.6 | +1.3 | +3.9 | +.032 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +.057 | +4.3 | +4.3 | +.125 |
| Paul Millsap |
73 |
32.7 |
16.7 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.8 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
12.7 |
.476 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.356 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.757 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Millsap |
16 |
35.4 |
15.2 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
8.7 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
13.1 |
.407 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
.306 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
.744 |
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Additional Years |
* Paul Millsap played 7 seasons more than Joel Embiid in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2016 to 2022—Paul Millsap played in 6 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Joel Embiid, Paul Millsap got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
2 All-Star Game
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