Checking in on Sixers center Joel Embiid at 100 career regular-season games
His average, 22.5 points, isn't near Wilt's after 100 games, but it is higher than the averages of Olajuwon, Ewing and LeBron.
Joel Embiid turned 100 on Saturday. One hundred regular-season games, that is. So what if it took three years?
It's not worth much right now, but his scoring average actually is higher than the averages after 100 games of LeBron James, Larry Bird, and Bill Cartwright. Yeah, Bill Cartwright. Here's a look at where Embiid stands at the century mark.
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| 50 Games | 82 Games | 100 Games | |
| Minutes | 27.0 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| FG pct. | 47.3 | 48.2 | 47.8 |
| 3FG pct. | 32.2 | 33.3 | 32.1 |
| FT pct. | 77.9 | 77.0 | 77.7 |
| Rebounds | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| Assists | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Points | 21.3 | 22.4 | 22.5 |
| Sixers’ W-L | 25-25 | 44-38 | 57-43 |
>>READ MORE: Joel Embiid at 50 games | Joel Embiid at 82 games
(Don't worry. This will be the last milestone we mark until he gets to 1,000.)
Centers of Attention
Some of the NBA's all-time centers at 100 games
| PPG | PPG | |||
| 1.Wilt Chamberlain | 37.5 | 11. Alonzo Mourning | 21.2 | |
| 2. Walt Bellamy | 31.2 | 12. Ralph Sampson | 20.8 | |
| 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 29.4 | 13. Patrick Ewing | 20.5 | |
| 4. George Mikan | 28.2 | 14. Bob McAdoo | 20.0 | |
| 5. David Robinson | 24.8 | 15. Bob Rule | 19.3 | |
| 6. Shaquille O’Neal | 24.3 | Also | ||
| 7. Joel Embiid | 22.5 | 16. Willis Reed | 19.3 | |
| 8. Alex Groza | 22.4 | 27. Bill Russell | 15.8 | |
| 9. Bill Cartwright | 21.7 | 29. Dikembe Mutombo | 15.7 | |
| 10. Hakeem Olajuwon | 21.4 | 30 Bill Walton | 15.6 |
The Greatest
All-time greats at 100 games
| PPG | PPG | |||
| 1. Wilt Chamberlain | 37.5 | Also (non-centers) | ||
| 2. Walt Bellamy | 31.2 | 16. Bernard King | 24.0 | |
| 3. Oscar Robertson | 30.4 | 19. Allen Iverson | 22.6 | |
| 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 29.4 | 21. Joel Embiid | 22.5 | |
| 5. Rick Barry | 28.3 | 24. Pete Maravich | 22.3 | |
| 6. George Mikan | 28.2 | 29. LeBron James | 21.8 | |
| 7. Elvin Hayes | 28.0 | 37. Larry Bird | 21.2 | |
| 8. Julius Erving (ABA) | 27.9 | 55. Jerry West | 19.9 | |
| 9. Michael Jordan | 27.2 | 72. Magic Johnson | 18.5 | |
| 10. Elgin Baylor | 25.7 | 194. Charles Barkley | 14.3 |
>> PHOTO GALLERY: Joel Embiid in Philadelphia
Class of Jo
Career stats for the top picks (and others) in the 2014 draft
| Current team | Gms. | Pts. | Reb. | Ast. | W-L | |
| 1. Andrew Wiggins | Minnesota | 331 | 19.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 125-206 |
| 2. Jabari Parker | Chicago | 189 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 85-104 |
| 3. Joel Embiid | Sixers | 100 | 22.5 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 57-43 |
| 4. Aaron Gordon | Orlando | 269 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 96-173 |
| 5. Dante Exum | Utah | 167 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 91-76 |
| Also | Gms. | Pts. | Reb. | Ast. | W-L | |
| 7. Julius Randle | L.A. Lakers | 243 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 80-163 |
| 8. Nik Stauskas | Portland | 272 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 78-194 |
| 9. Noah Vonleh | New York | 237 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 112-125 |
| 12. Dario Saric | Sixers | 165 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 80-85 |
| 13. Zach LaVine | Chicago | 236 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 71-165 |
| 14. T.J. Warren | Phoenix | 223 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 70-153 |
| 23. Rodney Hood | Cleveland | 254 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 135-119 |
| 41. Nikola Jokic | Denver | 233 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 115-118 |
| 46. Jordan Clarkson | Cleveland | 307 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 94-213 |
Six shots
* Entering Sunday's games, Embiid was sixth in the league in scoring (29.2), ninth in rebounding (12.7), and seventh in blocked shots (2.3). He's also in the top three in free throws attempted and made.
* He is the first Sixers player ever to put up at least 20 points and 10 boards in the team's first six games of the season.
* Embiid (six) and Anthony Davis of the Pelicans (four) are the only players with double-doubles in every game in which they've played (minimum three games) this season. Embiid was leading the league in the stat coming into Sunday.
* He's played in seven back-to-back games, averaging 24.6 points and 14.0 rebounds. His next opportunity is Monday (vs. Detroit) and Tuesday (at Toronto).
* Embiid is shooting 25 percent from three (7-28) and 54.5 percent from two (54-99).
* His career points per game vs. Atlantic Division opponents: Brooklyn, 25.4; Toronto, 20.8; Boston, 19.6; New York, 19.4.
Basketball-Reference.com contributed to this report.
