Bam Adebayo vs. Jim Cleamons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Cleamons 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 2024-25
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Jim Cleamons 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 Jim Cleamons 9

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Jim Cleamons 4

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Jim Cleamons 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Jim Cleamons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Jim Cleamons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 Jim Cleamons 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Jim Cleamons 3.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Jim Cleamons 3.9

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Jim Cleamons 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Jim Cleamons 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 Jim Cleamons 5,412

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 Jim Cleamons 1,981

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 Jim Cleamons 2,531

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 Jim Cleamons 533 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Jim Cleamons 120 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 Jim Cleamons 652

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 Jim Cleamons .460

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 Jim Cleamons .226 *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 Jim Cleamons .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Jim Cleamons 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Jim Cleamons 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Jim Cleamons 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Jim Cleamons 221

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Jim Cleamons 12 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Jim Cleamons 3 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Jim Cleamons 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Jim Cleamons .396

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Jim Cleamons - *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Jim Cleamons .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.