Bam Adebayo vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Russ Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,287 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,194 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,092 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 626 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 507 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Bam Adebayo 586 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .534 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .320 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)