Bam Adebayo vs. Bird Averitt Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bird Averitt 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bird Averitt 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Bird Averitt 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Bird Averitt 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bird Averitt 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Bird Averitt 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Bird Averitt 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Bird Averitt 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Bird Averitt 1.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Bird Averitt 2.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Bird Averitt 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bird Averitt 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,038 Bird Averitt 1,085

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,070 Bird Averitt 161

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,058 Bird Averitt 330

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 610 Bird Averitt 69

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 490 Bird Averitt 14

Total Games Bam Adebayo 572 Bird Averitt 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Bird Averitt .392

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .319 Bird Averitt - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Bird Averitt .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 23.0 (2026) Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Bird Averitt -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Bird Averitt -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bird Averitt -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bird Averitt -

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Bird Averitt -

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Bird Averitt -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Bird Averitt -

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Bird Averitt -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Bird Averitt -

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Bird Averitt -

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Bird Averitt 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Bird Averitt -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Bird Averitt - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Bird Averitt -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Bird Averitt -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Bird Averitt -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bird Averitt -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bird Averitt -

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Bird Averitt -

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