Bam Adebayo vs. Bob Tough Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Tough 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
Bob Tough: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Tough 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Bob Tough 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Bob Tough 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bob Tough 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Bob Tough 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Bob Tough 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Bob Tough 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Bob Tough 1.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bob Tough - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,038 Bob Tough 579

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,070 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,058 Bob Tough 137

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 610 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 490 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 572 Bob Tough 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Bob Tough .278

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .319 Bob Tough - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Bob Tough .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 23.0 (2026) Bob Tough 8.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bob Tough 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bob Tough - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bob Tough -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Bob Tough - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Bob Tough -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Bob Tough -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Bob Tough 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Bob Tough -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Bob Tough - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Bob Tough -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bob Tough -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Bob Tough - 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.