Bam Adebayo vs. Howie Jolliff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Jolliff 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
Howie Jolliff: 1960-61 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Howie Jolliff 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Howie Jolliff 3

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Howie Jolliff 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Howie Jolliff 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Howie Jolliff 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Howie Jolliff 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 Howie Jolliff 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Howie Jolliff 4.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Howie Jolliff 0.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,007 Howie Jolliff 388

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,060 Howie Jolliff 586

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,055 Howie Jolliff 112

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 609 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 571 Howie Jolliff 138

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Howie Jolliff .367

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .319 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Howie Jolliff .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 21.0 (2026) Howie Jolliff 3.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Howie Jolliff 6.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Howie Jolliff 1.2 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Howie Jolliff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Howie Jolliff 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Howie Jolliff 4.1

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Howie Jolliff 1.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Howie Jolliff 24

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Howie Jolliff 53

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Howie Jolliff 15

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Howie Jolliff 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Howie Jolliff .364

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Howie Jolliff 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Howie Jolliff 3.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Howie Jolliff 6.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Howie Jolliff 2.0 (1961)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Howie Jolliff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Howie Jolliff - 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.