Marcus Camby vs. Joel Embiid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Embiid and Marcus Camby, 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.

Marcus Camby played 17 years in the NBA, 9 more than Joel Embiid, who played 8. Marcus Camby had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Joel Embiid had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Marcus Camby 17 11 1996-97 to 2012-13
Joel Embiid 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 1996-972016-17
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Marcus Camby 63 30.1 14.8 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.5 1.0 2.1 2.1 3.4 6.0 12.3 .482 0.0 0.2 .143 2.9 4.2 .693
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Marcus Camby 63 31.8 12.1 3.2 4.2 7.4 1.8 1.1 3.7 2.1 3.2 4.9 11.9 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.9 .611
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 1998-992018-19
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 %
Marcus Camby 46 20.5 7.2 2.2 3.3 5.5 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.8 2.8 3.0 5.7 .521 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.2 .553
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 20 25.5 10.4 2.6 5.1 7.7 0.3 1.2 1.9 0.8 3.8 4.1 7.2 .566 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.7 .616
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

Season 4

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 1999-002019-20
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 %
Marcus Camby 59 26.2 10.2 2.9 4.9 7.8 0.8 0.7 2.0 1.2 3.5 3.8 8.0 .480 0.0 0.0 .500 2.5 3.7 .670
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 16 24.1 4.8 2.2 4.8 7.0 0.4 0.5 1.4 0.8 3.2 1.8 5.4 .337 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.9 .613
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

Season 5

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2000-012020-21
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Marcus Camby 63 33.8 12.0 3.1 8.4 11.5 0.8 1.0 2.2 1.0 3.3 4.8 9.2 .524 0.0 0.1 .125 2.4 3.6 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 4 35.5 6.3 1.0 7.0 8.0 1.8 0.5 2.3 0.5 4.5 2.5 6.5 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.3 .385
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

Season 6

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2001-022021-22
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Marcus Camby 29 34.7 11.1 3.1 8.0 11.1 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.4 3.7 4.5 10.0 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.4 .626
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Marcus Camby 29 21.2 7.6 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.6 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.4 3.2 7.8 .410 0.1 0.2 .400 1.1 1.7 .660
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Marcus Camby 72 30.0 8.6 2.9 7.2 10.1 1.8 1.2 2.6 1.4 3.3 3.6 7.6 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .721
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 39.0 12.6 2.8 8.6 11.4 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.2 4.2 5.4 11.0 .491 0.2 0.4 .500 1.6 2.8 .571
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

Season 9

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2004-05-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Marcus Camby 66 30.5 10.3 2.0 8.0 10.0 2.3 0.9 3.0 1.6 2.7 4.2 9.1 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .723
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 37.4 10.2 0.8 10.4 11.2 1.8 0.6 3.2 2.2 3.6 3.4 8.2 .415 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.4 .630
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2005-06-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Marcus Camby 56 33.2 12.8 2.4 9.6 11.9 2.1 1.4 3.3 1.6 2.8 5.4 11.6 .465 0.0 0.2 .091 2.0 2.8 .712
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 35.0 11.4 2.6 8.4 11.0 2.2 0.8 2.8 0.8 2.8 5.2 12.4 .419 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .556
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2006-07-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Marcus Camby 70 33.8 11.2 2.3 9.3 11.7 3.2 1.2 3.3 1.7 2.6 4.5 9.4 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .729
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 36.8 7.6 2.4 12.4 14.8 2.0 0.8 3.2 2.0 2.8 3.4 9.0 .378 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2007-08-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 79 34.9 9.1 2.9 10.2 13.1 3.3 1.1 3.6 1.5 2.7 3.6 8.0 .450 0.1 0.3 .300 1.8 2.6 .708
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 4 31.0 3.3 2.8 10.5 13.3 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.3 5.3 .238 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 1.5 .333
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2008-09-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Marcus Camby 62 31.0 10.3 2.6 8.5 11.1 2.0 0.8 2.1 1.5 2.1 4.1 8.0 .512 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.9 .725
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2009-10-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 74 31.3 7.5 3.4 8.4 11.8 2.5 1.3 2.0 1.2 2.2 3.2 6.8 .475 0.0 0.1 .286 1.1 1.6 .639
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 6 29.7 5.8 2.7 7.3 10.0 2.3 0.7 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.7 6.3 .421 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2010-11-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail 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 %
Marcus Camby 59 26.1 4.7 3.1 7.2 10.3 2.1 0.7 1.6 1.1 2.4 2.0 5.0 .398 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .614
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 6 27.8 3.5 3.0 6.7 9.7 1.3 0.7 1.5 0.8 3.0 1.7 3.7 .455 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.3 .000
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2011-12-
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 59 22.9 4.9 2.7 6.3 9.0 1.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 2.1 2.2 4.9 .446 0.0 0.1 .400 0.5 1.1 .453
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Marcus Camby Joel Embiid
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Marcus Camby 24 10.4 1.8 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.7 2.2 .321 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.8 .421
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 3 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------