Steven Adams vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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 2024-25
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 11 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,743 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,115 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,145 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Steven Adams 646 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 703 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 764 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .586 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .533 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe - 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.