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Bob PettitvsJoel Embiid

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PF/C · VAL group C

Bob Pettit

1955–1965 · 11 seasons

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Joel Embiid

2017–2026 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Pettit and Joel Embiid: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Pettit	Stat	Joel Embiid
11	Seasons	10
114.9	Career VAL	89.5
13.6 (1964)	Peak-season VAL	16.0 (2023)
Inducted 1971	Hall of Fame	—
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	7

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Bob Pettit and Joel Embiid have
Bob Pettit	Stat	Joel Embiid
Career
792	Games	490
Per game
26.4	Points / game	27.5
16.2	Rebounds / game	10.7
3.0	Assists / game	3.7
Shooting
43.6%	FG %	50.1%
76.1%	FT %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Bob Pettit	Joel Embiid
22	8.8	3.3
23	11.8	8.2
24	9.3	11
25	8.7	6.9
26	12.6	11.4
27	9.9	15.8
28	11.3	16
29	13.3	11.4
30	10.2	1.2
31	13.6	4.3
32	5.4	—