Bam Adebayo vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)