Joel Embiid vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez and Joel Embiid 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 Brook Lopez.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Joel Embiid has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Brook Lopez scored more points in the regular season. 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 11.8 points more than Brook Lopez in his 17 seasons (27.7 points against 15.9). On the other hand Brook Lopez scored a total of 4,994 points more than Joel Embiid (17,517 vs. 12,523).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Joel Embiid	27.7	+11.8	9
Brook Lopez	15.9		17

Total Points			Seasons
Joel Embiid	12,523		9
Brook Lopez	17,517	+4,994	17

Scoring Titles
Joel Embiid	2	+2
Brook Lopez	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	20.2	+7.2	2017	31
Brook Lopez	13.0		2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	22.9	+4.1	2018	63
Brook Lopez	18.8		2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	27.5	+7.1	2019	64
Brook Lopez	20.4		2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	23.0	+3.8	2020	51
Brook Lopez	19.2		2012	5

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	28.5	+9.1	2021	51
Brook Lopez	19.4		2013	74

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	30.6	+9.9	2022	68
Brook Lopez	20.7		2014	17

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	33.1	+15.9	2023	66
Brook Lopez	17.2		2015	72

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	34.7	+14.1	2024	39
Brook Lopez	20.6		2016	73

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Joel Embiid	23.8	+3.3	2025	19
Brook Lopez	20.5		2017	75

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 8 seasons more than Joel Embiid in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 543 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.9 ppg and his lowest 12.