Bam Adebayo vs. Bones McKinney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bones McKinney 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
Bones McKinney: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bones McKinney 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Bones McKinney 6

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Bones McKinney 5

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bones McKinney 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Bones McKinney 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Bones McKinney 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Bones McKinney 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Bones McKinney 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 Bones McKinney 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Bones McKinney 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Bones McKinney 1.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,268 Bones McKinney 2,994

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,186 Bones McKinney 373 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,090 Bones McKinney 503

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 625 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 504 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 585 Bones McKinney 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .534 Bones McKinney .298

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .322 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Bones McKinney .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Bones McKinney 12.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bones McKinney 4.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bones McKinney 2.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bones McKinney - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Bones McKinney 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Bones McKinney 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bones McKinney 1.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Bones McKinney 232

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Bones McKinney 16 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Bones McKinney 25

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Bones McKinney 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Bones McKinney .306

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Bones McKinney .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Bones McKinney 13.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Bones McKinney 5.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bones McKinney 4.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Bones McKinney - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.