Bam Adebayo vs. Dick Garmaker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Garmaker 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 2024-25
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Dick Garmaker 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 Dick Garmaker 6

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Dick Garmaker 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Dick Garmaker 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Dick Garmaker 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Dick Garmaker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Dick Garmaker 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 Dick Garmaker 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Dick Garmaker 4.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Dick Garmaker 2.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 Dick Garmaker 5,597

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 Dick Garmaker 1,748

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 Dick Garmaker 1,114

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 Dick Garmaker 421

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 Dick Garmaker .403

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 Dick Garmaker .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Dick Garmaker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Dick Garmaker 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Dick Garmaker 4.7

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Dick Garmaker 3.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Dick Garmaker 284

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Dick Garmaker 98

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Dick Garmaker 67

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Dick Garmaker 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Dick Garmaker .379

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Dick Garmaker .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Dick Garmaker - 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.