Bam Adebayo vs. Lionel Malamed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Malamed 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.

Lionel Malamed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Lionel Malamed: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Lionel Malamed 1

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Lionel Malamed 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Lionel Malamed 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Lionel Malamed 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Lionel Malamed 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Lionel Malamed 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Lionel Malamed 1.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Lionel Malamed 258

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Lionel Malamed 61

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Lionel Malamed 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Lionel Malamed .334

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Lionel Malamed .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Lionel Malamed -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Lionel Malamed -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Lionel Malamed 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Lionel Malamed -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Lionel Malamed -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.