Jayson Tatum vs Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid leads 6 of 8 career categories against Jayson Tatum, including scoring (27.6 PPG) and rebounding (10.8 RPG). Head to head they met 41 times, 18 of them in the playoffs, with Jayson Tatum winning the series 26–15.
The case for Jayson Tatum
playmaking (3.9 APG), longevity (601 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
23.5PPG27.6
7.4RPG10.8
3.9APG3.7
58.2%TS%61.3%
20.2PER27.9
67.1Win Shares69.0
601games played490
Head to Head
| Jayson Tatum | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Series wins | 15 |
| 22.7 | PPG | 26.0 |
| 8.9 | RPG | 11.3 |
| 4.1 | APG | 3.7 |
| 41 meetings (18 in the playoffs) · first 2017-18 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jayson Tatum | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 601 | G | 490 |
| 34.5 | MIN | 31.9 |
| 23.5 | PTS | 27.6 |
| 7.4 | REB | 10.8 |
| 3.9 | AST | 3.7 |
| 1.1 | STL | 0.9 |
| 0.6 | BLK | 1.6 |
| 45.8 | FG% | 50.0 |
| 36.8 | 3P% | 33.9 |
| 83.9 | FT% | 83.0 |
Advanced
| Jayson Tatum | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 20.2 | PER | 27.9 |
| 58.2 | TS% | 61.3 |
| 28.6 | USG% | 35.4 |
| 67.1 | WS | 69.0 |
| 0.155 | WS/48 | 0.212 |
| 3.2 | BPM | 6.1 |
| 27.4 | VORP | 32.1 |
Accolades
| Jayson Tatum | Joel Embiid | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | All-NBA | 5 |
| 6 | All-Star | 7 |
| 1 | All-Star MVP | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | All-Defensive | 3 |
Career percentiles
94Scoring98
64Efficiency81
80Playmaking82
90Rebounding98
85Defense96
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