Bam Adebayo vs. Jerry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Bird 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.

Jerry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Jerry Bird 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Jerry Bird 1

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Jerry Bird 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Jerry Bird 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Jerry Bird 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Jerry Bird 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Jerry Bird 1.1

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Jerry Bird 0.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Jerry Bird 25

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Jerry Bird 12

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Jerry Bird 4

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Jerry Bird 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Jerry Bird .375

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Jerry Bird 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Jerry Bird - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Jerry Bird -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Jerry Bird -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Jerry Bird -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Jerry Bird -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Jerry Bird -

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Jerry Bird -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Jerry Bird 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Jerry Bird -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Jerry Bird -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Jerry Bird -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Jerry Bird -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Jerry Bird -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Jerry Bird - 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.