Bam Adebayo vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.