Career snapshot
10seasons
490games
13,548career pts
27.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Philadelphia 76ers
· 490 games · 2016-17–2025-26
Position rank · 2022-23
#1PPG rank
#2PER rank
#2WS rank
Among 43 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
34.7
2023-24 · PHI
RPG
13.6
2018-19 · PHI
APG
5.6
2023-24 · PHI
PER
31.4
2022-23 · PHI
WS
12.3
2022-23 · PHI
Draft
Honors & awards
7×
All-Star Selection
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
5×
All-NBA Team
2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017
1×
NBA Most Valuable Player
2022
3×
All-Defense Team
2020, 2018, 2017
1×
All-Rookie Team
2016
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | PHI | 31 | 31 | 25.4 | 20.2 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 24.1 | 1.9 |
| 2017-18 | PHI | 63 | 63 | 30.3 | 22.9 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 22.9 | 6.2 |
| 2018-19 | PHI | 64 | 64 | 33.7 | 27.5 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 26.1 | 8.7 |
| 2019-20 | PHI | 51 | 51 | 29.5 | 23.0 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 25.8 | 6.0 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 51 | 51 | 31.1 | 28.5 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 30.3 | 8.8 |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 68 | 68 | 33.8 | 30.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 31.2 | 12.0 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 66 | 66 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 54.8 | 33.0 | 85.7 | 31.4 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 39 | 39 | 33.6 | 34.7 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 52.9 | 38.8 | 88.3 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 19 | 19 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 44.4 | 29.9 | 88.2 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | PHI | 38 | 38 | 31.6 | 26.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 48.9 | 33.3 | 85.4 | — | — |
Karl-Anthony Towns
Center · New York Knicks
22.8 career PPG
A'ja Wilson
Center
22.2 career PPG
Nikola Jokic
Center · Denver Nuggets
22.0 career PPG
About Joel Embiid
Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. The 7-foot (2.13 m) center is a seven-time NBA All-Star, a five-time member of the All-NBA Team, a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2023. Embiid also won a gold medal on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.