Jaylen Brown vs Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid leads 7 of 8 career categories against Jaylen Brown, including scoring (27.6 PPG) and rebounding (10.8 RPG). Head to head they met 44 times, 18 of them in the playoffs, with Jaylen Brown winning the series 26–18.
The case for Jaylen Brown
longevity (674 games played).
The case for Joel Embiid
scoring (27.6 PPG), rebounding (10.8 RPG), playmaking (3.7 APG), and 4 more.
Tale of the tape
20.0PPG27.6
5.5RPG10.8
2.9APG3.7
57.1%TS%61.3%
17.4PER27.9
47.5Win Shares69.0
674games played490
Head to Head
| Jaylen Brown | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Series wins | 18 |
| 19.2 | PPG | 25.6 |
| 4.9 | RPG | 11.0 |
| 2.5 | APG | 3.4 |
| 44 meetings (18 in the playoffs) · first 2016-17 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jaylen Brown | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 674 | G | 490 |
| 31.0 | MIN | 31.9 |
| 20.0 | PTS | 27.6 |
| 5.5 | REB | 10.8 |
| 2.9 | AST | 3.7 |
| 1.0 | STL | 0.9 |
| 0.4 | BLK | 1.6 |
| 47.8 | FG% | 50.0 |
| 35.8 | 3P% | 33.9 |
| 73.9 | FT% | 83.0 |
Advanced
| Jaylen Brown | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 17.4 | PER | 27.9 |
| 57.1 | TS% | 61.3 |
| 27.8 | USG% | 35.4 |
| 47.5 | WS | 69.0 |
| 0.109 | WS/48 | 0.212 |
| 0.2 | BPM | 6.1 |
| 11.9 | VORP | 32.1 |
Accolades
| Jaylen Brown | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finals MVP | — |
| 2 | All-NBA | 5 |
| 5 | All-Star | 7 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | All-Defensive | 3 |
Career percentiles
86Scoring98
55Efficiency81
68Playmaking82
78Rebounding98
71Defense96
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