Steven Adams vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

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.