Bam Adebayo vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Herb Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,082 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,089 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,067 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 615 Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 491 Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Bam Adebayo 575 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .317 Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Herb Williams 25

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)