Bam Adebayo vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.