Steven Adams vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley and Steven Adams 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
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Ed Macauley 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 12 Ed Macauley 10

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Ed Macauley 8

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Ed Macauley 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steven Adams 0 Ed Macauley 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Ed Macauley 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Ed Macauley 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Ed Macauley 7.5 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Ed Macauley 3.2

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,827 Ed Macauley 11,234

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,244 Ed Macauley 4,325 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,166 Ed Macauley 2,079

Total Steals Steven Adams 655 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 712 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 778 Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .585 Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Ed Macauley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Ed Macauley 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Ed Macauley 6.8 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Ed Macauley 2.9

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Ed Macauley 648

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Ed Macauley 321 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Ed Macauley 138

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Ed Macauley - 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.