Bam Adebayo vs. Bayard Forrest Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bayard Forrest 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.

Bayard Forrest

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bayard Forrest: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bayard Forrest 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Bayard Forrest 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Bayard Forrest 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bayard Forrest 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Bayard Forrest 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Bayard Forrest 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Bayard Forrest 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Bayard Forrest 4.1

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bayard Forrest 2.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Bayard Forrest 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bayard Forrest 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Bayard Forrest 569

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Bayard Forrest 565

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Bayard Forrest 296

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Bayard Forrest 52

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Bayard Forrest 71

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Bayard Forrest 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Bayard Forrest .449

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Bayard Forrest - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Bayard Forrest .509

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bayard Forrest 2.2 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bayard Forrest 0.4 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bayard Forrest 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Bayard Forrest 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Bayard Forrest 1.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Bayard Forrest 0.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bayard Forrest 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Bayard Forrest 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Bayard Forrest 24

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Bayard Forrest 29

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Bayard Forrest 11

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Bayard Forrest 4

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Bayard Forrest 2

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Bayard Forrest 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Bayard Forrest .579

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Bayard Forrest - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Bayard Forrest .200

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Bayard Forrest 2.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Bayard Forrest 2.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bayard Forrest 0.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bayard Forrest 0.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Bayard Forrest 0.1 (1979)

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