Joel Embiid vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 9 years in the NBA, 7 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Joel Embiid | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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: | +40 | +4.3 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +2.5 | +2.8 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -0.1 | -1.4 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +.001 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +.042 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +.013 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Joel Embiid nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Joel Embiid | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Defensive Second Team | - | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
2nd 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 | 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: | +17 | +2.9 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +2.0 | -0.5 | -1.0 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +.007 | +2.1 | +5.4 | +.044 | +2.3 | +3.3 | +.067 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Joel Embiid played 7 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2019 to 2025—Joel Embiid played in 6 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Joel Embiid got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 2 Scoring Leader 6 All-Star Game |