Bam Adebayo vs. Ed Nealy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Nealy and Bam Adebayo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Ed Nealy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Ed Nealy: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Ed Nealy 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Ed Nealy 10

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Ed Nealy 6

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Ed Nealy 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Ed Nealy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Ed Nealy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Ed Nealy 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Ed Nealy 3.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Ed Nealy 0.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Ed Nealy 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Ed Nealy 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Ed Nealy 1,451

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Ed Nealy 1,799

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Ed Nealy 392

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Ed Nealy 256

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Ed Nealy 51

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Ed Nealy 540

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Ed Nealy .498

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Ed Nealy .292

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Ed Nealy .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Ed Nealy 4.4 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Ed Nealy 5.9 (1983)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Ed Nealy 1.4 (1987)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Ed Nealy 0.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Ed Nealy 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Ed Nealy 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Ed Nealy 2.8

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Ed Nealy 0.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Ed Nealy 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Ed Nealy 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Ed Nealy 84

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Ed Nealy 91

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Ed Nealy 15

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Ed Nealy 14

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Ed Nealy 1

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Ed Nealy 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Ed Nealy .441

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Ed Nealy .333

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Ed Nealy .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Ed Nealy 3.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Ed Nealy 3.5 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Ed Nealy 2.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Ed Nealy 0.7 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Ed Nealy 0.1 (1990)