Bam Adebayo vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain 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.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Bam Adebayo 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.0 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,119 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 630 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 237 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 70 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .526 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .767 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 24.0 (2024) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Wilt Chamberlain - 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.