David Robinson vs Joel Embiid
David Robinson leads 5 of 8 career categories against Joel Embiid, including rebounding (10.6 RPG) and per-minute impact (26.2 PER). The two never shared an NBA floor — David Robinson's last season was 2002-03, and Joel Embiid debuted in 2025-26.
The case for David Robinson: rebounding (10.6 RPG), per-minute impact (26.2 PER), career value (177.1 Win Shares), and 2 more.
The case for Joel Embiid: scoring (26.9 PPG), playmaking (3.9 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%).
PPG
21.126.9
RPG
10.67.7
APG
2.53.9
TS%
58.3%60.5%
PER
26.224.7
Win Shares
177.14.1
games played
98738
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 10 All-NBA · 10 AS—
Per Game
| David Robinson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 987 | 38 |
| MIN | 34.7 | 31.5 |
| PTS | 21.1 | 26.9 |
| REB | 10.6 | 7.7 |
| AST | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| STL | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| FG% | 51.8 | 48.9 |
| 3P% | 25.0 | 33.3 |
| FT% | 73.6 | 85.4 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 26.2 | 24.7 |
| TS% | 58.3 | 60.5 |
| USG% | 26.4 | 34.1 |
| WS | 177.1 | 4.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.248 | 0.163 |
| BPM | 7.0 | 4.1 |
| VORP | 78.7 | 1.8 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | — |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 10 | — |
| All-Star | 10 | — |
| All-Defensive | 8 | — |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring9298
Efficiency8971
Playmaking6685
Rebounding9793
Defense9984
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