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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2024-25
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Bam Adebayo 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 LeBron James 21

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 21

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 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

NBA Cup MVP Bam Adebayo 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 LeBron James 1,150

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 LeBron James .737

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 16.4 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 LeBron James 284

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) 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 2.4 (2024)

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