Bam Adebayo vs. Porter Meriwether Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Porter Meriwether 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
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Porter Meriwether 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 Porter Meriwether 1

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Porter Meriwether 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Porter Meriwether 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Porter Meriwether 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Porter Meriwether 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 Porter Meriwether 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Porter Meriwether 0.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Porter Meriwether 1.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 Porter Meriwether 119

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 Porter Meriwether 29

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 Porter Meriwether 43

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 Porter Meriwether 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 Porter Meriwether .393

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 Porter Meriwether .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Porter Meriwether -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Porter Meriwether -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Porter Meriwether -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Porter Meriwether -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Porter Meriwether -

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Porter Meriwether -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Porter Meriwether 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Porter Meriwether -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Porter Meriwether -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Porter Meriwether -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Porter Meriwether -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Porter Meriwether -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.