Bam Adebayo vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin 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
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Slater Martin 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Slater Martin 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Slater Martin 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,007 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,060 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,055 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 609 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 571 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .319 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 21.0 (2026) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Slater Martin - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.