Bam Adebayo vs. Don Carlson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Carlson 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Don Carlson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Don Carlson 2

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Don Carlson 4

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Don Carlson 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Don Carlson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Don Carlson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Don Carlson 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Don Carlson 1.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Don Carlson 1,447

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Don Carlson 15 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Don Carlson 324

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Don Carlson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Don Carlson .330

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Don Carlson .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Don Carlson 10.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Don Carlson 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Don Carlson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.1 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Don Carlson 1.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,140 Don Carlson 249

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 640 Don Carlson 0 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 239 Don Carlson 45

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 71 Don Carlson 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .529 Don Carlson .295

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .762 Don Carlson .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.5 (2024) Don Carlson 12.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Don Carlson 2.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Don Carlson - 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.