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Joel Embiid

PHI · Big · 2025-26 · Kansas · Year 12 · age 31 · born Mar 16, 1994

26.9 PPG7.7 RPG3.9 APG2.9 TPG31.6 MPG

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Height: 7'0"
Weight: 270

Joel Embiid, 2025-26 with PHI: 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 31.6 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (99th percentile), Points / 75 (98th) and PER (98th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (3rd percentile) and Effective FG% (32nd).

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	86	90	31.6
Minutes share	34	30	30.2%
Availability	12	9	46.3%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	69	48	.605
Effective FG%	32	15	.527
Points per shot	88	64	1.46
3-point %	35	40	33.3%
3-point attempts / g	58	75	4.2
3PA rate (of FGA)	16	45	22.8%
2-point %	47	19	53.5%
Free throw %	80	96	85.4%
FT attempts / g	99	99	8.8
FT rate (of FGA)	95	88	48.1%
% points from 3	16	43	15.6%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	98	99	30.4
Assist %	76	91	20.9%
Assists / 75	69	87	4.5
Assist / turnover	21	41	1.38
Potential assists / 75	70	90	8.1
Usage %	99	99	33.6%
Turnover %	58	54	11.4%
Turnovers / 75	9	8	3.2
Offensive rebound %	78	29	6.3%
Drive rate / 75	51	84	6.3
Self-creation	50	20	avg
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	66	61	60
Defender difficulty	94	75	elite (+0.3)
Impact
On/Off net	92	87	8.6

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	82	30	8.7
Def. rebound %	81	34	16.9%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	3	7	0.6
Blocks / 75	89	55	1.4
Stocks / 75	59	29	2.0
Steal %	3	7	0.8%
Block %	90	55	3.6%
Rim FG% def. diff	78	56	−5.3%
Matchup difficulty	39	50	low (12.2)
Opp FG% on matchups	84	80	−2.7%
Deflections / 75	1	2	1.0
Physical ingredients
Height	95	71	7'0"
Strength (weight)	98	91	270

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	98	94	24.7
Win Shares / 48	90	66	.163
Box Plus/Minus	97	94	+4.9
Offensive BPM	97	96	+5.1
Defensive BPM	45	25	−0.2
VORP	86	81	2.1
Game Score / g	97	96	20.6

Statistical comps

closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other bigs · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Steal %8th percentile
Availability8th percentile
Self-creation14th percentile

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2016-17	PHI	22	31	25.4	20.2	7.8	2.1	.584	+4.5	93	All-Rookie 1st
2017-18	PHI	23	63	30.4	22.9	11.0	3.2	.573	+3.3	91	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2018-19	PHI	24	64	33.7	27.5	13.6	3.7	.593	+4.9	94	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2019-20	PHI	25	51	29.5	23.0	11.6	3.0	.590	+4.7	96	All-Star
2020-21	PHI	26	51	31.1	28.5	10.6	2.8	.636	+7.5	99	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2021-22★	PHI	27	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	.616	+9.2	99	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2022-23	PHI	28	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	.655	+9.2	99	MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2023-24	PHI	29	39	33.6	34.7	11.0	5.6	.644	+11.6	99	All-Star
2024-25	PHI	30	19	30.2	23.8	8.2	4.5	.580	+3.5	90
2025-26	PHI	31	38	31.6	26.9	7.7	3.9	.605	+4.9	97

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.