Rick Adelman vs. Joe Dumars Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Dumars and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Joe Dumars

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Joe Dumars 2

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Joe Dumars 14

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Joe Dumars 10

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Joe Dumars 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Joe Dumars 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Joe Dumars 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Joe Dumars 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Joe Dumars 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Joe Dumars 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Joe Dumars 2.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Joe Dumars 4.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Joe Dumars 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Joe Dumars 16,401

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Joe Dumars 2,203

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Joe Dumars 4,612

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Joe Dumars 902

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Joe Dumars 83

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Joe Dumars 1,018

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Joe Dumars .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Joe Dumars .382

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Joe Dumars .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Joe Dumars 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Joe Dumars 2.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Joe Dumars 4.6

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Joe Dumars 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Joe Dumars 1,752

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Joe Dumars 257

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Joe Dumars 512

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Joe Dumars 91

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Joe Dumars 6

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Joe Dumars 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Joe Dumars .462

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Joe Dumars .358

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Joe Dumars .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992)

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.