Steven Adams vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 11 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,743 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,115 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,145 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Steven Adams 646 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 703 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 764 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .586 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .533 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Gerry Ward - 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.