Joel Embiid vs. Isaiah Hartenstein: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Isaiah Hartenstein 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 Isaiah Hartenstein.

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 Isaiah Hartenstein 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Joel Embiid averages 20.8 points more than Isaiah Hartenstein in his 8 seasons (27.6 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 9,943 points more (12,572 vs. 2,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Joel Embiid 27.6
+20.8
10
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8
8

Total Points

Seasons
Joel Embiid 12,572
+9,943
10
Isaiah Hartenstein 2,629
8

Scoring Titles

Joel Embiid 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Joel Embiid has a better career point average than Isaiah Hartenstein (+18.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,135).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Joel Embiid 24.9
+18.1
7
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Joel Embiid 1,469
+1,135
7
Isaiah Hartenstein 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 1
+1
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

60+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 1
+1
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

50+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 8
+8
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

40+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 48
+48
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

30+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 194
+194
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

20+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 364
+360
Isaiah Hartenstein 4

10+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 445
+334
Isaiah Hartenstein 111

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joel Embiid 454
+107
Isaiah Hartenstein 347

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joel Embiid 1
Isaiah Hartenstein 37
+36

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 1
+1
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

40+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 2
+2
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

30+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 21
+21
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

20+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 42
+42
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

10+ Point Games

Joel Embiid 58
+44
Isaiah Hartenstein 14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joel Embiid 59
+13
Isaiah Hartenstein 46

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joel Embiid 0
Isaiah Hartenstein 3
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Joel Embiid 27.6 9.1 18.1 50.1 1.2 3.5 34.0 8.3 10.0 82.8 10 455
difference:+20.8+6.2+13.3+9.1+1.1+3.2+9.0+7.2+8.4+14.5+2+71
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8 2.9 4.8 59.2 0.1 0.3 25.0 1.1 1.6 68.3 8 384

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Joel Embiid 12,572 4,134 8,249 50.1 538 1,584 34.0 3,766 4,551 82.8 10 455
difference:+9,943+3,037+6,396+9.1+511+1,476+9.0+3,358+3,954+14.5+2+71
Isaiah Hartenstein 2,629 1,097 1,853 59.2 27 108 25.0 408 597 68.3 8 384

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Joel Embiid 24.9 7.9 17.2 45.9 1.1 3.8 28.9 8.0 9.7 82.8 7 59
difference:+18.1+5.0+12.4+14.1+1.1+3.8+21.1+7.0+8.3+7.8+3+10
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8 2.9 4.8 60.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 1.0 1.4 75.0 4 49

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Joel Embiid 1,469 466 1,015 45.9 65 225 28.9 472 570 82.8 7 59
difference:+1,135+325+780+14.1+64+223+21.1+421+502+7.8+3+10
Isaiah Hartenstein 334 141 235 60.0 1 2 50.0 51 68 75.0 4 49

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 20.2
+18.3
201731
Isaiah Hartenstein 1.9
201928

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 22.9
+18.2
201863
Isaiah Hartenstein 4.7
202023

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 27.5
+22.4
201964
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.1
202146

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 23.0
+17.9
202051
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.1
202146

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 28.5
+20.2
202151
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.3
202268

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid Scoring leader30.6
+25.6
202268
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.0
202382

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid Scoring leader33.1
+25.3
202366
Isaiah Hartenstein 7.8
202475

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 34.7
+23.5
202439
Isaiah Hartenstein 11.2
2025NBA Champion57

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 23.8
+14.8
202519
Isaiah Hartenstein 9.0
20265

Joel Embiid's additional seasons:

* Joel Embiid played 1 season more than Isaiah Hartenstein in the NBA.

In that year—his season 10 in 2026—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 3 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid -
DNP
20170
Isaiah Hartenstein 2.0
+2.0
20192

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 21.4
+21.4
20188
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 20.2
+20.2
201911
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20210

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 30.0
+30.0
20204
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 28.1
+28.1
202111
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 23.6
+20.5
202210
Isaiah Hartenstein 3.1
202311

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 23.7
+15.2
20239
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.5
202413

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid 33.0
+24.9
20246
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.1
2025NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joel Embiid -
DNP
20250
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Joel Embiid's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Joel Embiid didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).