Bam Adebayo vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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 2025-26
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,172 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,133 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,079 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 618 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 499 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 580 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .534 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .318 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.