Bam Adebayo vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 5 LeBron James 16

NBA Cups Won Bam Adebayo 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Bam Adebayo 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.9 LeBron James 28.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,095 LeBron James 8,023

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 624 LeBron James 2,549

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 234 LeBron James 2,023

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 LeBron James 471

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 LeBron James 270

Total Games Bam Adebayo 69 LeBron James 282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .526 LeBron James .495

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 LeBron James .331

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .764 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 17.9 (2023) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)