Bam Adebayo vs. Gene Gillette Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Gillette 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
Gene Gillette: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Gene Gillette 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Gene Gillette 1

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Gene Gillette 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Gene Gillette 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Gene Gillette 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Gene Gillette 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 Gene Gillette 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Gene Gillette 0.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,082 Gene Gillette 8

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,089 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,067 Gene Gillette 2

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 615 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 491 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 575 Gene Gillette 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Gene Gillette .091

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .317 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Gene Gillette .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Gene Gillette 0.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Gene Gillette 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Gene Gillette - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Gene Gillette -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Gene Gillette -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Gene Gillette -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Gene Gillette -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Gene Gillette 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Gene Gillette -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Gene Gillette -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Gene Gillette -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Gene Gillette -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Gene Gillette - 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.