Andre Drummond vs. Joel Embiid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Joel Embiid has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Andre Drummond.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Joel Embiid has better scoring stats than Andre Drummond in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Joel Embiid averages 15.2 points more than Andre Drummond in his 13 seasons (27.7 points against 12.5), and he also scored a total of 1,230 points more (12,523 vs. 11,293).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Andre Drummond	12.5		13
Joel Embiid	27.7	+15.2	9

Total Points			Seasons
Andre Drummond	11,293		13
Joel Embiid	12,523	+1,230	9

Scoring Titles
Andre Drummond	0
Joel Embiid	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	7.9		2013	60
Joel Embiid	20.2	+12.3	2017	31

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	13.5		2014	81
Joel Embiid	22.9	+9.4	2018	63

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	13.8		2015	82
Joel Embiid	27.5	+13.7	2019	64

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	16.2		2016	81
Joel Embiid	23.0	+6.8	2020	51

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	13.6		2017	81
Joel Embiid	28.5	+14.9	2021	51

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	15.0		2018	78
Joel Embiid	30.6	+15.6	2022	68

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	17.3		2019	79
Joel Embiid	33.1	+15.8	2023	66

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	17.7		2020	57
Joel Embiid	34.7	+17.0	2024	39

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Andre Drummond	14.9		2021	46
Joel Embiid	23.8	+8.9	2025	19

Andre Drummond's additional seasons:

* Andre Drummond played 5 seasons more than Joel Embiid in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 8.6 points in a total of 305 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.9 ppg and his lowest 6.