Jalen Brunson vs. Joel Embiid: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joel Embiid and Jalen Brunson 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.
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Joel Embiid has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jalen Brunson.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Joel Embiid has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Jalen Brunson. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Joel Embiid averages 9.6 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 7 seasons (27.7 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 3,702 points more (12,523 vs. 8,821).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 7 | |
| Joel Embiid | 27.7 | +9.6 | 9 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 7 | |
| Joel Embiid | 12,523 | +3,702 | 9 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |
| Joel Embiid | 2 |  +2 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Joel Embiid (+0.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+232).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +0.5 | 5 |
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | 7 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +232 | 5 |
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | 7 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 202 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 362 | +160 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 373 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 443 | +70 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 474 | +23 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 451 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +12 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +6 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 42 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +3 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 58 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +8 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 59 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
| difference: | +9.6 | +2.4 | +4.6 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +5.0 | +5.1 | +6.1 | +0.5 | +2 | +35 |
| Joel Embiid | 27.7 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 50.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 82.8 | 9 | 452 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 3,241 | 6,631 | 48.9 | 778 | 1,998 | 38.9 | 1,561 | 1,896 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
| difference: | +3,702 | +876 | +1,581 | +1.3 | +246 | +430 | +5.0 | +2,196 | +2,642 | +0.5 | +2 | +35 |
| Joel Embiid | 12,523 | 4,117 | 8,212 | 50.1 | 532 | 1,568 | 33.9 | 3,757 | 4,538 | 82.8 | 9 | 452 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +0.5 | +1.1 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +5.3 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +0.2 | +2 | +8 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 606 | 1,318 | 46.0 | 132 | 386 | 34.2 | 357 | 432 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +232 | +140 | +303 | +0.1 | +67 | +161 | +5.3 | +115 | +138 | +0.2 | +2 | +8 |
| 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
Joel Embiid's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joel Embiid played 2 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 31.1 points in a total of 58 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Joel Embiid | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Joel Embiid | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2018 | 8 |
Joel Embiid's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Joel Embiid played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 33.0 points in a total of 6 games. |