Bam Adebayo vs. Rick Adelman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Adelman 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.

Rick Adelman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Rick Adelman 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Rick Adelman 7

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Rick Adelman 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Rick Adelman 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Rick Adelman 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Rick Adelman 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Rick Adelman 2.4

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Rick Adelman 3.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Rick Adelman 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Rick Adelman 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Rick Adelman 3,579

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Rick Adelman 1,129

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Rick Adelman 1,606

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Rick Adelman 106 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Rick Adelman 9 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Rick Adelman 462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Rick Adelman .415

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Rick Adelman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Rick Adelman .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Rick Adelman 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Rick Adelman 1.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Rick Adelman 1.9

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Rick Adelman 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Rick Adelman 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Rick Adelman 121

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Rick Adelman 27

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Rick Adelman 39

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Rick Adelman 8 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Rick Adelman 0 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Rick Adelman 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Rick Adelman .448

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Rick Adelman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Rick Adelman .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) *

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.