Wilson Chandler vs. Joel Embiid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Embiid and Wilson Chandler, 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.

Wilson Chandler played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Joel Embiid, who played 8. Wilson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Wilson Chandler 12 3 2007-08 to 2019-20
Joel Embiid 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2007-082016-17
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Wilson Chandler 35 19.6 7.3 1.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.8 2.4 3.0 6.9 .438 0.3 0.9 .300 1.0 1.5 .630
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 %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2008-092017-18
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-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 %
Wilson Chandler 82 33.4 14.4 1.1 4.3 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.9 1.7 3.0 5.5 12.9 .432 1.3 3.8 .328 2.1 2.6 .795
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 %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
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

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2009-102018-19
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-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 %
Wilson Chandler 65 35.7 15.3 1.4 3.9 5.4 2.1 0.7 0.8 1.7 2.8 6.3 13.2 .479 0.6 2.3 .267 2.0 2.5 .806
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 %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
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

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2010-112019-20
Team New York Knicks, 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 %
Wilson Chandler 72 33.3 15.3 1.0 4.6 5.7 1.7 0.7 1.3 1.4 2.8 6.0 13.2 .450 1.6 4.4 .350 1.8 2.2 .807
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 %
Wilson Chandler 5 23.0 4.8 0.4 4.0 4.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.8 3.0 1.6 5.8 .276 0.2 1.4 .143 1.4 1.8 .778
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

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2011-122020-21
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-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 %
Wilson Chandler 8 26.9 9.4 0.8 4.4 5.1 2.1 0.8 0.8 2.3 2.3 3.9 9.9 .392 0.4 1.5 .250 1.3 1.5 .833
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 %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
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

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2012-132021-22
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Wilson Chandler 43 25.1 13.0 1.0 4.0 5.1 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.4 2.8 4.9 10.6 .462 1.2 2.9 .413 2.0 2.6 .793
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 %
Wilson Chandler 6 34.2 12.0 0.8 4.7 5.5 1.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 4.2 4.5 12.7 .355 1.5 4.8 .310 1.5 2.0 .750
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

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2013-142022-23
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 %
Wilson Chandler 62 31.1 13.6 0.9 3.8 4.7 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.3 3.1 5.0 11.9 .416 2.0 5.7 .348 1.8 2.5 .724
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 %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
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

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2014-152023-24
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Wilson Chandler 78 31.7 13.9 1.2 4.9 6.1 1.7 0.7 0.4 1.4 3.0 5.4 12.5 .429 1.8 5.2 .342 1.4 1.8 .775
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 %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Wilson Chandler didn't play in 2015-16.

Season 9

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2016-17-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Wilson Chandler 71 30.9 15.7 1.5 5.0 6.5 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.6 2.4 6.1 13.2 .461 1.5 4.6 .337 2.0 2.7 .727
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2017-18-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Wilson Chandler 74 31.7 10.0 1.4 4.0 5.4 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.2 2.1 3.8 8.5 .445 1.2 3.3 .358 1.2 1.5 .772
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2018-19-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Wilson Chandler 51 23.1 6.0 0.9 3.3 4.2 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.4 2.2 5.4 .418 1.2 3.1 .373 0.4 0.5 .720
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilson Chandler 4 13.0 3.8 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.8 1.3 4.0 .313 0.3 2.5 .100 1.0 1.0 1.000
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Wilson Chandler Joel Embiid
Season 2019-20-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 %
Wilson Chandler 35 21.0 5.9 0.3 3.8 4.1 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.3 2.1 5.2 .404 1.1 3.5 .306 0.6 0.7 .870
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Joel Embiid ------- --- ----------