Bam Adebayo vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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.

Mel Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Mel Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Mel Davis 22

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Mel Davis .376

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Mel Davis 0

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Mel Davis .458

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.