Joel Embiid leads 4 of 7 career categories against Jalen Brunson, including scoring (26.9 PPG) and rebounding (7.7 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 (6.8 APG), career value (8.8 Win Shares), longevity (74 games played).
The case for Joel Embiid: scoring (26.9 PPG), rebounding (7.7 RPG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%), and 1 more.
| Jalen Brunson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 13–9 | |
| Meetings | 22 (9 playoff) | |
| PPG | 26.3 | 29.0 |
| RPG | 4.5 | 9.7 |
| APG | 6.5 | 4.2 |
| First meeting | 2018-19 | |
| Last meeting | 2025-26 | |
| Jalen Brunson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 74 | 38 |
| MIN | 35.1 | 31.5 |
| PTS | 26.0 | 26.9 |
| REB | 3.3 | 7.7 |
| AST | 6.8 | 3.9 |
| STL | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| FG% | 46.7 | 48.9 |
| 3P% | 36.9 | 33.3 |
| FT% | 84.1 | 85.4 |
| Jalen Brunson | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 20.1 | 24.7 |
| TS% | 58.0 | 60.5 |
| USG% | 30.6 | 34.1 |
| WS | 8.8 | 4.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.163 | 0.163 |
| BPM | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| VORP | 3.3 | 1.8 |
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