Jalen Brunson vs Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid leads 6 of 8 career categories against Jalen Brunson, including scoring (27.6 PPG) and rebounding (10.8 RPG). Head to head they met 22 times, 9 of them in the playoffs, with Jalen Brunson winning the series 13–9.
The case for Jalen Brunson
playmaking (5.3 APG), longevity (561 games played).
The case for Joel Embiid
scoring (27.6 PPG), rebounding (10.8 RPG), shooting efficiency (61.3% TS%), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
19.2PPG27.6
3.2RPG10.8
5.3APG3.7
58.9%TS%61.3%
19.2PER27.9
54.2Win Shares69.0
561games played490
Head to Head
| Jalen Brunson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Series wins | 9 |
| 26.3 | PPG | 29.0 |
| 4.5 | RPG | 9.7 |
| 6.5 | APG | 4.2 |
| 22 meetings (9 in the playoffs) · first 2018-19 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jalen Brunson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 561 | G | 490 |
| 30.0 | MIN | 31.9 |
| 19.2 | PTS | 27.6 |
| 3.2 | REB | 10.8 |
| 5.3 | AST | 3.7 |
| 0.7 | STL | 0.9 |
| 0.1 | BLK | 1.6 |
| 48.5 | FG% | 50.0 |
| 38.5 | 3P% | 33.9 |
| 82.6 | FT% | 83.0 |
Advanced
| Jalen Brunson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | PER | 27.9 |
| 58.9 | TS% | 61.3 |
| 26.3 | USG% | 35.4 |
| 54.2 | WS | 69.0 |
| 0.154 | WS/48 | 0.212 |
| 2.7 | BPM | 6.1 |
| 19.9 | VORP | 32.1 |
Accolades
| Jalen Brunson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finals MVP | — |
| 3 | All-NBA | 5 |
| 3 | All-Star | 7 |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | All-Defensive | 3 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring98
64Efficiency81
90Playmaking82
45Rebounding98
36Defense96
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