Devin Booker vs. Joel Embiid: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joel Embiid and Devin Booker 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Joel Embiid and Devin Booker have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Joel Embiid has a better scoring average in the regular season and scored more points in the Playoffs while in the inverse situation Devin Booker scored more points in during the season and has a better average in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Joel Embiid averages 3.1 points more than Devin Booker in his 11 seasons (27.6 points against 24.5). On the other hand Devin Booker scored a total of 4,026 points more than Joel Embiid (16,598 vs. 12,572).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Devin Booker | 24.5 | 11 | |
| Joel Embiid | 27.6 | +3.1 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Devin Booker | 16,598 | +4,026 | 11 |
| Joel Embiid | 12,572 | 10 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Devin Booker | 0 | |
| Joel Embiid | 2 |  +2 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than Joel Embiid (+3.1 points per game) while Joel Embiid scored more points (+154).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Devin Booker | 28.0 | +3.1 | 4 |
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | 7 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Devin Booker | 1,315 | 4 | |
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | +154 | 7 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 1 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 2 | +1 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 464 | +100 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 364 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 639 | +194 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 445 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 671 | +217 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 454 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 7 | +6 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 0 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 35 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 42 | +7 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 47 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 58 | +11 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 47 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 59 | +12 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 0 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 24.5 | 8.5 | 18.4 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 35.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 87.3 | 11 | 678 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +3.7 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +4.5 | +1 | +223 |
| Joel Embiid | 27.6 | 9.1 | 18.1 | 50.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.0 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 82.8 | 10 | 455 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 16,598 | 5,795 | 12,487 | 46.4 | 1,437 | 4,059 | 35.4 | 3,571 | 4,092 | 87.3 | 11 | 678 |
| difference: | +4,026 | +1,661 | +4,238 | +3.7 | +899 | +2,475 | +1.4 | +195 | +459 | +4.5 | +1 | +223 |
| Joel Embiid | 12,572 | 4,134 | 8,249 | 50.1 | 538 | 1,584 | 34.0 | 3,766 | 4,551 | 82.8 | 10 | 455 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 28.0 | 9.9 | 20.3 | 48.6 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 38.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 89.9 | 4 | 47 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +2.0 | +3.1 | +2.7 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +10.0 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +7.1 | +3 | +12 |
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | 7.9 | 17.2 | 45.9 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 28.9 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 82.8 | 7 | 59 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 1,315 | 464 | 955 | 48.6 | 110 | 283 | 38.9 | 277 | 308 | 89.9 | 4 | 47 |
| difference: | +154 | +2 | +60 | +2.7 | +45 | +58 | +10.0 | +195 | +262 | +7.1 | +3 | +12 |
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | 466 | 1,015 | 45.9 | 65 | 225 | 28.9 | 472 | 570 | 82.8 | 7 | 59 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Devin Booker's additional seasons: | ||||
* Devin Booker played 1 season more than Joel Embiid in the NBA. In that year—his season 11 in 2026—he averaged 29.2 points in a total of 5 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Joel Embiid | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Joel Embiid | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2018 | 8 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Joel Embiid | 20.2 | +20.2 | 2019 | 11 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Joel Embiid | 30.0 | +30.0 | 2020 | 4 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Joel Embiid | 28.1 | +28.1 | 2021 | 11 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | 27.5 | +27.5 | 2024 | 4 |
| Joel Embiid | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Joel Embiid | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Devin Booker's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Devin Booker didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |