Joel Embiid vs. Rasheed Wallace Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rasheed Wallace 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 Rasheed Wallace, who played 16. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Rasheed Wallace had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
16 |
14 |
1995-96 to 2012-13 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Joel Embiid |
Rasheed Wallace |
| Season |
2016-17 | 1995-96 |
| Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | Washington Bullets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie 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 |
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: | +34 | +2.1 | +10.1 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +1.7 | -2.2 | -0.4 | +2.3 | +5.1 | +.021 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +.038 | +5.0 | +6.1 | +.133 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
65 |
27.5 |
10.1 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
8.7 |
.487 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.329 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.650 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joel Embiid nor Rasheed Wallace played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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: | +1 | +0.2 | +7.8 | +0.3 | +3.9 | +4.2 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -1.9 | -0.1 | +2.0 | +5.8 | +.075 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +.035 | +3.0 | +3.1 | +.131 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
62 |
30.5 |
15.1 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
6.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
11.0 |
.558 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.273 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
.638 |
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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 | +2.5 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +5.8 | +6.6 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +1.3 | -2.1 | -0.4 | +0.8 | +3.3 | +.154 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +.124 | +2.6 | +2.6 | +.155 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
4 |
37.3 |
19.8 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
14.0 |
.589 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
.550 |
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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: | +13 | +3.9 | +12.9 | +0.8 | +6.6 | +7.4 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | -1.3 | -0.2 | +3.0 | +7.3 | +.049 | +1.1 | +3.6 | +.095 | +5.8 | +6.5 | +.142 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
77 |
37.6 |
14.6 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
11.4 |
.533 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.205 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
.662 |
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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: | +7 | +9.1 | +5.7 | +0.1 | +5.5 | +5.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +1.8 | -2.3 | -0.9 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +.061 | +0.1 | +2.2 | +.492 | +4.7 | +4.2 | +.322 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
4 |
39.5 |
14.5 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
11.8 |
.489 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.800 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.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: | +2 | +0.6 | +10.2 | +1.6 | +5.1 | +6.7 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -1.5 | -0.2 | +2.6 | +6.0 | +.031 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +.088 | +4.2 | +4.8 | +.075 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
49 |
28.9 |
12.8 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
9.7 |
.508 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.419 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.732 |
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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: | +9 | +0.3 | +15.2 | +1.5 | +6.0 | +7.5 | +0.2 | | +0.5 | -2.6 | -0.7 | +2.7 | +7.3 | +.055 | +0.9 | +3.3 | +.139 | +8.8 | +10.3 | +.090 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
13 |
36.0 |
14.8 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
5.8 |
11.2 |
.514 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.111 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
.724 |
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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: | +30 | +4.0 | +12.1 | +0.6 | +3.0 | +3.6 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.3 | +2.3 | +4.7 | +.006 | +1.0 | +2.4 | +.217 | +6.3 | +6.6 | +.155 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
81 |
35.1 |
16.4 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
7.0 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
12.9 |
.519 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.160 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.704 |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +5.4 | +10.2 | +0.4 | +4.6 | +4.1 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -2.4 | -0.3 | +2.3 | +3.8 | +.024 | +1.0 | +2.9 | +.225 | +4.7 | +5.2 | +.062 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
16 |
37.9 |
17.9 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
14.1 |
.489 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.615 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.773 |
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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: | +9 | +4.4 | +11.4 | +0.2 | +3.7 | +3.9 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -1.0 | | +2.1 | +4.3 | +.002 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +.050 | +6.4 | +7.6 | +.048 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
77 |
38.2 |
19.2 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
15.3 |
.501 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.321 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.766 |
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| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +4.2 | +6.9 | +0.4 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -1.9 | -0.4 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +.111 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +.152 | +4.6 | +4.2 | +.249 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
3 |
42.7 |
16.7 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
17.0 |
.373 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
.571 |
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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: | +13 | +2.9 | +13.8 | | +2.0 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -1.7 | -0.4 | +3.4 | +3.8 | +.079 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +.030 | +7.5 | +8.2 | +.123 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
79 |
37.5 |
19.3 |
1.7 |
6.4 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
7.6 |
16.3 |
.469 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.360 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.734 |
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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 |
| difference: | +6 | +4.4 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +1.0 | | +2.1 | -3.2 | -1.0 | +2.0 | +6.0 | +.025 | +1.7 | +2.6 | +.233 | +4.1 | +4.0 | +.092 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
3 |
41.7 |
25.3 |
3.3 |
9.0 |
12.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
23.0 |
.406 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
.412 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
.813 |
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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 | +2.7 | +16.6 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +3.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -1.9 | -0.1 | +4.5 | +7.0 | +.058 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +.030 | +7.5 | +7.9 | +.148 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
74 |
36.3 |
18.1 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
7.4 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
14.8 |
.471 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.358 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.735 |
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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 | +4.2 | +15.6 | +1.8 | +4.0 | +5.7 | +3.1 | +0.6 | +0.8 | -3.3 | -0.4 | +3.5 | +8.3 | +.010 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +.067 | +8.3 | +9.0 | +.145 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
7 |
37.1 |
17.4 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
13.9 |
.454 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.400 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.714 |
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9th 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 |
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: | +49 | +4.9 | +7.8 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -1.5 | -0.6 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +.008 | | +0.5 | +.032 | +5.5 | +5.8 | +.146 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
68 |
35.1 |
16.0 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
6.8 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
14.3 |
.436 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
.331 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.736 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rasheed Wallace |
23 |
35.0 |
13.0 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
7.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
12.4 |
.413 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
.243 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.767 |
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Additional Years |
* Rasheed Wallace played 7 seasons more than Joel Embiid in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2005 to 2013—Rasheed Wallace played in 6 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Joel Embiid, Rasheed Wallace got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion