Steven Adams vs. LaMarcus Aldridge Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMarcus Aldridge and Steven Adams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Steven Adams played 10 years in the NBA, 6 less than LaMarcus Aldridge, who played 16. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while LaMarcus Aldridge had his rookie season in 2006-07. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Steven Adams 10 7 2013-14 to 2022-23
LaMarcus Aldridge 16 9 2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2013-142006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 81 14.8 3.3 1.8 2.3 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.5 1.1 2.3 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .581
LaMarcus Aldridge 63 22.1 9.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.0 3.8 7.6 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 18 18.4 3.9 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.6 2.7 1.7 2.5 .689 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.3 .348
LaMarcus Aldridge ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2014-152007-08
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 70 25.3 7.7 2.8 4.6 7.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.2 3.1 5.7 .544 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.9 .502
LaMarcus Aldridge 76 34.9 17.8 2.9 4.7 7.6 1.6 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.2 7.4 15.3 .484 0.0 0.1 .143 3.0 3.9 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2015-162008-09
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 80 25.2 8.0 2.7 3.9 6.7 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.1 2.8 3.3 5.3 .613 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.5 .582
LaMarcus Aldridge 81 37.1 18.1 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.9 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.6 7.4 15.3 .484 0.1 0.3 .250 3.2 4.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 18 30.7 10.1 3.4 6.1 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 3.1 3.8 6.2 .613 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.1 .630
LaMarcus Aldridge 6 39.5 19.5 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.3 0.5 1.7 1.7 2.7 8.5 17.3 .490 0.2 0.7 .250 2.3 3.3 .700

Season 4

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2016-172009-10
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 80 29.9 11.3 3.5 4.2 7.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 4.7 8.2 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.2 .611
LaMarcus Aldridge 78 37.5 17.9 2.5 5.6 8.0 2.1 0.9 0.6 1.3 3.0 7.4 15.0 .495 0.1 0.2 .313 2.9 3.9 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 5 31.4 8.0 3.4 3.4 6.8 1.4 1.2 1.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 5.6 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.2 .364
LaMarcus Aldridge 6 38.2 19.0 1.7 4.3 6.0 2.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 2.7 6.7 15.5 .430 0.2 0.3 .500 5.5 7.3 .750

Season 5

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2017-182010-11
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 76 32.7 13.9 5.1 4.0 9.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.9 9.4 .629 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.8 .559
LaMarcus Aldridge 81 39.6 21.8 3.4 5.3 8.8 2.1 1.0 1.2 1.9 2.7 8.7 17.5 .500 0.0 0.3 .174 4.3 5.5 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 6 33.3 10.5 3.2 4.3 7.5 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.5 4.5 7.7 .587 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .692
LaMarcus Aldridge 6 43.0 20.8 2.7 4.8 7.5 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.5 3.2 8.8 19.2 .461 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.0 .792

Season 6

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2018-192011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 80 33.4 13.9 4.9 4.6 9.5 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.7 2.6 6.0 10.1 .595 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.7 .500
LaMarcus Aldridge 55 36.3 21.7 2.7 5.3 8.0 2.4 0.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 8.8 17.1 .512 0.0 0.2 .182 4.1 5.0 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 5 31.8 11.8 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.8 2.6 5.6 8.4 .667 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.6 .375
LaMarcus Aldridge ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 63 26.7 10.9 3.3 6.0 9.3 2.3 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.9 4.5 7.6 .592 0.0 0.0 .333 1.9 3.2 .582
LaMarcus Aldridge 74 37.7 21.1 2.4 6.7 9.1 2.6 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.5 8.6 17.8 .484 0.0 0.2 .143 3.8 4.7 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 7 30.0 10.1 4.9 6.7 11.6 1.3 0.6 0.3 2.3 1.4 4.4 7.4 .596 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.9 .450
LaMarcus Aldridge ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2020-212013-14
Team New Orleans PelicansPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 58 27.7 7.6 3.7 5.2 8.9 1.9 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.9 3.3 5.3 .614 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .444
LaMarcus Aldridge 69 36.2 23.2 2.4 8.7 11.1 2.6 0.9 1.0 1.8 2.1 9.4 20.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .200 4.3 5.2 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 11 40.1 26.2 2.7 7.9 10.6 1.5 0.6 1.6 1.7 3.6 10.3 22.7 .452 0.2 0.3 .667 5.5 6.8 .800

Season 9

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 76 26.3 6.9 4.6 5.4 10.0 3.4 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.0 2.8 5.1 .547 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.6 .543
LaMarcus Aldridge 71 35.4 23.4 2.5 7.7 10.2 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.8 9.3 19.9 .466 0.5 1.5 .352 4.3 5.1 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 7 16.3 3.4 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.3 3.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .545
LaMarcus Aldridge 5 41.6 21.8 4.2 7.0 11.2 1.8 0.4 2.4 1.6 3.2 7.4 22.4 .330 0.6 2.2 .273 6.4 7.2 .889

Season 10

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 42 27.0 8.6 5.1 6.5 11.5 2.3 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.3 3.7 6.3 .597 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 3.1 .364
LaMarcus Aldridge 74 30.6 18.0 2.4 6.2 8.5 1.5 0.5 1.1 1.3 2.0 7.2 14.1 .513 0.0 0.2 .000 3.5 4.1 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 10 33.7 21.9 2.2 6.1 8.3 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.1 1.8 8.8 16.9 .521 0.2 0.2 1.000 4.1 4.6 .891

Season 11

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season -2016-17
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 72 32.4 17.3 2.4 4.9 7.3 1.9 0.6 1.2 1.4 2.2 6.9 14.6 .477 0.3 0.8 .411 3.1 3.8 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 16 33.6 16.5 2.7 4.8 7.4 1.5 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.6 6.9 15.0 .458 0.1 0.9 .143 2.6 3.4 .764

Season 12

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season -2017-18
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 75 33.5 23.1 3.3 5.2 8.5 2.0 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.1 9.2 18.0 .510 0.4 1.2 .293 4.5 5.3 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 5 35.4 23.6 2.6 6.6 9.2 2.4 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.8 7.4 16.0 .463 0.6 1.0 .600 8.2 8.4 .976

Season 13

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season -2018-19
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 81 33.2 21.3 3.1 6.1 9.2 2.4 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.2 8.4 16.3 .519 0.1 0.5 .238 4.3 5.1 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 7 34.9 20.0 2.7 6.9 9.6 2.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.9 17.3 .455 0.4 1.6 .273 3.9 4.7 .818

Season 14

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season -2019-20
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 53 33.1 18.9 1.9 5.5 7.4 2.4 0.7 1.6 1.4 2.4 7.4 15.0 .493 1.2 3.0 .389 3.0 3.6 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season -2020-21
Team -San Antonio Spurs, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 26 25.9 13.5 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.9 0.4 1.1 1.0 1.8 5.4 11.4 .473 1.2 3.1 .388 1.6 1.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Steven Adams LaMarcus Aldridge
Season -2021-22
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge 47 22.3 12.9 1.6 3.9 5.5 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.9 1.7 5.4 9.7 .550 0.3 1.0 .304 1.9 2.2 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
LaMarcus Aldridge ------- --- ----------