Joel Embiid vs. Terry Rozier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Rozier 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 less than Terry Rozier, who played 9. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Terry Rozier had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Terry Rozier 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season 2016-172015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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
Terry Rozier 39 8.0 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.7 .274 0.2 0.7 .222 0.2 0.3 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Terry Rozier 5 19.8 4.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.8 4.6 .391 0.8 2.2 .364 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 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
Terry Rozier 74 17.1 5.5 0.5 2.5 3.1 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.0 5.6 .367 0.8 2.4 .318 0.7 0.9 .773
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
Terry Rozier 17 16.3 5.6 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.9 4.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .368 0.9 1.2 .800

Season 3
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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
Terry Rozier 80 25.9 11.3 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.5 4.0 10.0 .395 1.9 5.0 .381 1.4 1.9 .772
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
Terry Rozier 19 36.6 16.5 0.4 4.8 5.3 5.7 1.3 0.3 1.2 2.0 5.7 14.0 .406 2.7 7.7 .347 2.4 2.9 .821

Season 4
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 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
Terry Rozier 79 22.7 9.0 0.4 3.5 3.9 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.3 3.3 8.4 .387 1.5 4.3 .353 0.9 1.2 .785
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
Terry Rozier 9 18.0 6.4 0.4 3.9 4.3 1.9 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.1 6.6 .322 0.9 3.8 .235 1.3 1.8 .750

Season 5
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
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
Terry Rozier 63 34.3 18.0 0.8 3.6 4.4 4.1 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.0 6.3 14.9 .423 2.7 6.7 .407 2.6 3.0 .874
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
Terry Rozier ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
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
Terry Rozier 69 34.5 20.4 0.7 3.7 4.4 4.2 1.3 0.4 1.9 1.7 7.4 16.4 .450 3.2 8.3 .389 2.4 2.9 .817
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
Terry Rozier ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
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
Terry Rozier 73 33.7 19.3 0.8 3.5 4.3 4.5 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 7.1 16.0 .444 3.0 8.1 .374 2.1 2.4 .852
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
Terry Rozier ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
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 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
Terry Rozier 63 35.3 21.1 0.8 3.3 4.1 5.1 1.2 0.3 2.1 1.9 7.8 18.9 .415 2.6 8.0 .327 2.8 3.5 .809
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
Terry Rozier ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Joel Embiid Terry Rozier
Season -2023-24
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Terry Rozier 61 33.4 19.8 0.6 3.5 4.0 5.6 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.7 7.2 16.4 .443 2.4 6.7 .363 2.8 3.2 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Terry Rozier ------- --- ----------
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