Steven Adams vs. Rick Adelman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Adelman 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.

Rick Adelman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Rick Adelman 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Rick Adelman 7

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Rick Adelman 3

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Rick Adelman 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Rick Adelman 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Rick Adelman 2.4

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Rick Adelman 3.5

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Rick Adelman 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Rick Adelman 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Rick Adelman 3,579

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Rick Adelman 1,129

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Rick Adelman 1,606

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Rick Adelman 106 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Rick Adelman 9 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Rick Adelman 462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Rick Adelman .415

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Rick Adelman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Rick Adelman .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Rick Adelman 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Rick Adelman 1.3

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Rick Adelman 1.9

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Rick Adelman 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Rick Adelman 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Rick Adelman 121

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Rick Adelman 27

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Rick Adelman 39

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Rick Adelman 8 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Rick Adelman 0 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Rick Adelman 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Rick Adelman .448

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Rick Adelman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Rick Adelman .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) *

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.