Steven Adams vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 12 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Gene Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,827 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,244 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,166 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Steven Adams 655 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Steven Adams 712 Gene Short 3

Total Games Steven Adams 778 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .585 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Gene Short -

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Gene Short -

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Gene Short -

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Gene Short -

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Gene Short -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.