Joel Embiid vs. Austin Reaves: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Joel Embiid and Austin Reaves all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Joel Embiid, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2017 to 2025, and Austin Reaves, with 4 seasons played from 2022 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Joel Embiid vs. Austin Reaves
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Joel Embiid Austin Reaves
Points
258th
+300th
136th
+300th
Rebounds
285th
+300th
131st
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
293rd
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
177th
+300th
77th
+300th
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Joel Embiid vs. Austin Reaves
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Joel Embiid Austin Reaves
Points
4th
--
31st
185th
Rebounds
29th
--
34th
+300th
Assists
290th
--
+300th
166th
Steals
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Blocks
52nd
--
36th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
258th
+300th
+42 12,523 vs. 4,0528,471
Rebounds
285th
+300th
+15 4,987 vs. 1,0673,920
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,658 vs. 1,196462
Steals
+300th
+300th
411 vs. 209202
Blocks
177th
+300th
+123 738 vs. 86652
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,008 vs. 196812
Defensive Rebounds
171st
+300th
+129 3,979 vs. 8713,108
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
4,117 vs. 1,3392,778
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
8,212 vs. 2,7855,427
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
532 vs. 49339
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,568 vs. 1,334234
Free Throws Made
94th
+300th
+206 3,757 vs. 8812,876
Free Throws Attempted
111st
+300th
+189 4,538 vs. 1,0213,517

Games and Years:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
452 vs. 280172
Seasons
+300th
+300th
9 vs. 45

Triple-Doubles:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
75th
160th
85 8 vs. 35

Rankings by Points Scored:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
22nd
+300th
48 vs. 147
50+ point games
14th
-
8 vs. 08
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
2nd
-
1 vs. 01

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
136th
+300th
+164 1,469 vs. 4351,034
Rebounds
131st
+300th
+169 641 vs. 117524
Assists
293rd
+300th
+7 182 vs. 10973
Steals
+300th
+300th
49 vs. 1831
Blocks
77th
+300th
+223 102 vs. 993
Offensive Rebounds
193rd
+300th
+107 127 vs. 2998
Defensive Rebounds
84th
+300th
+216 514 vs. 88426
Field Goals Made
180th
+300th
+120 466 vs. 150316
Field Goals Attempted
184th
+300th
+116 1,015 vs. 330685
3-Pointers Made
209th
226th
17 65 vs. 614
3-Pointers Attempted
166th
249th
83 225 vs. 16164
Free Throws Made
63rd
+300th
+237 472 vs. 74398
Free Throws Attempted
67th
+300th
+233 570 vs. 83487

Games and Years:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
59 vs. 2633
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 34

Triple-Doubles:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
+300th
1 vs. 01

Rankings by Points Scored:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
-
2 vs. 02
50+ point games
9th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
4th
--
27.71 vs. 14.4713.23
Rebounds per game
29th
--
11.03 vs. 3.817.22
Assists per game
290th
--
3.67 vs. 4.270.60
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.91 vs. 0.750.16
Blocks per game
52nd
--
1.63 vs. 0.311.33
Offensive Rebounds per game
156th
--
2.23 vs. 0.701.53
Defensive Rebounds per game
2nd
--
8.80 vs. 3.115.69
Field Goals Made per game
19th
--
9.11 vs. 4.784.33
Field Goals Attempted per game
28th
--
18.17 vs. 9.958.22
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
99th
+201 1.18 vs. 1.760.58
3-Pointers Attempted per game
200th
--
3.47 vs. 4.761.30
Free Throws Made per game
1st
--
8.31 vs. 3.155.17
Free Throws Attempted per game
3rd
--
10.04 vs. 3.656.39

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joel Embiid Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
31st
185th
154 24.90 vs. 16.738.17
Rebounds per game
34th
+300th
+266 10.86 vs. 4.506.36
Assists per game
+300th
166th
+134 3.08 vs. 4.191.11
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.83 vs. 0.690.14
Blocks per game
36th
+300th
+264 1.73 vs. 0.351.38
Offensive Rebounds per game
186th
+300th
+114 2.15 vs. 1.121.04
Defensive Rebounds per game
9th
+300th
+291 8.71 vs. 3.385.33
Field Goals Made per game
69th
237th
168 7.90 vs. 5.772.13
Field Goals Attempted per game
74th
260th
186 17.20 vs. 12.694.51
3-Pointers Made per game
279th
22nd
257 1.10 vs. 2.351.24
3-Pointers Attempted per game
182nd
31st
151 3.81 vs. 6.192.38
Free Throws Made per game
5th
+300th
+295 8.00 vs. 2.855.15
Free Throws Attempted per game
10th
+300th
+290 9.66 vs. 3.196.47

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.