Zach Edey vs. Joel Embiid Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Embiid and Zach Edey, 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.
Zach Edey played 1 year in the NBA, 8 less than Joel Embiid, who played 9. Zach Edey had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 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 |
| Zach Edey | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Joel Embiid | 9 | 7 | 2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Joel Embiid | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +35 | +3.9 | +11.0 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -2.5 | -0.8 | +2.7 | +7.2 | +.114 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +.021 | +4.8 | +6.0 | +.074 |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| Joel Embiid | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Joel Embiid played 8 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2018 to 2025—Joel Embiid played in 7 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Zach Edey, Joel Embiid got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 2 Scoring Leader 7 All-Star Game |