Bam Adebayo vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Herm Schaefer 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 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,268 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,186 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,090 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 625 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 504 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 585 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .534 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .322 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Herm Schaefer - 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.