Bam Adebayo vs. LaMelo Ball Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LaMelo Ball 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
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 LaMelo Ball 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 LaMelo Ball 5

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 LaMelo Ball 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 LaMelo Ball 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 LaMelo Ball 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 LaMelo Ball 0

Rookie of The Year Bam Adebayo 0 LaMelo Ball 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 LaMelo Ball 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 LaMelo Ball 6.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 LaMelo Ball 7.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 LaMelo Ball 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 LaMelo Ball 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 LaMelo Ball 4,859

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 LaMelo Ball 1,379

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 LaMelo Ball 1,710

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 LaMelo Ball 340

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 LaMelo Ball 76

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 LaMelo Ball 231

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 LaMelo Ball .421

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 LaMelo Ball .365

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 LaMelo Ball .837

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 LaMelo Ball -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 LaMelo Ball -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 LaMelo Ball -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 LaMelo Ball -

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 LaMelo Ball -

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 LaMelo Ball -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 LaMelo Ball -

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 LaMelo Ball -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 LaMelo Ball -

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 LaMelo Ball -

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 LaMelo Ball 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 LaMelo Ball -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 LaMelo Ball -

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 LaMelo Ball -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) LaMelo Ball -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) LaMelo Ball -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) LaMelo Ball -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) LaMelo Ball -

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) LaMelo Ball -