Bam Adebayo vs. Bob Lanier Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Lanier and Bam Adebayo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bam Adebayo played 8 years in the NBA, 6 less than Bob Lanier, who played 14. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Bob Lanier had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Bam Adebayo |
8 |
7 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Bob Lanier |
14 |
9 |
1970-71 to 1983-84 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
69 |
19.8 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.721 |
| difference: | +13 | +4.8 | +8.7 | | | +2.6 | +0.3 | | | | -1.3 | +3.6 | +8.6 | +.057 | | | | +1.4 | +2.0 | +.005 |
| Bob Lanier |
82 |
24.6 |
15.6 |
- |
- |
8.1 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.726 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
5 |
15.4 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
82 |
23.3 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
.576 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.735 |
| difference: | +2 | +15.4 | +16.8 | | | +6.9 | +0.9 | | | | -1.2 | +7.0 | +15.2 | +.083 | | | | +2.9 | +3.5 | +.033 |
| Bob Lanier |
80 |
38.7 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
14.2 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
10.4 |
21.1 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.3 |
.768 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Bam Adebayo nor Bob Lanier played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
72 |
33.6 |
15.9 |
2.4 |
7.8 |
10.2 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
11.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.691 |
| difference: | +9 | +5.3 | +7.9 | | | +4.7 | +1.9 | | | | -0.9 | +3.9 | +9.4 | +.067 | | | | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.082 |
| Bob Lanier |
81 |
38.9 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
14.9 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
10.0 |
20.4 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.773 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
19 |
36.2 |
17.8 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
11.6 |
.564 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
.783 |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
64 |
33.5 |
18.7 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
12.5 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.799 |
| difference: | +17 | +4.1 | +3.8 | +1.1 | +3.2 | +4.3 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +2.0 | | -1.1 | +2.1 | +5.8 | +.066 | | | | +0.4 | +0.5 | +.002 |
| Bob Lanier |
81 |
37.6 |
22.5 |
3.3 |
9.9 |
13.3 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
- |
3.4 |
9.2 |
18.3 |
.504 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.797 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
4 |
34.0 |
15.5 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.769 |
| difference: | +3 | +9.3 | +10.8 | +0.2 | +5.8 | +6.0 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.5 | | -1.2 | +4.5 | +7.4 | +.051 | | | | +1.8 | +2.1 | +.020 |
| Bob Lanier |
7 |
43.3 |
26.3 |
3.7 |
11.6 |
15.3 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
- |
4.0 |
11.0 |
21.7 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.4 |
.789 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
56 |
32.6 |
19.1 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
10.1 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
13.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
.753 |
| difference: | +20 | +6.7 | +4.9 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +1.5 | | | +2.3 | +5.9 | +.047 | | | | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.049 |
| Bob Lanier |
76 |
39.3 |
24.0 |
3.0 |
9.1 |
12.0 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
- |
3.1 |
9.6 |
18.9 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.802 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
18 |
34.1 |
14.8 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
9.7 |
.594 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.763 |
| difference: | +15 | +8.6 | +5.5 | +0.4 | +3.1 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +0.3 | +3.3 | | -0.2 | +2.9 | +7.3 | +.084 | | | | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.013 |
| Bob Lanier |
3 |
42.7 |
20.3 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
10.7 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
- |
3.3 |
8.7 |
17.0 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
75 |
34.6 |
20.4 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
9.2 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
14.9 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
.806 |
| difference: | +11 | +2.3 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +0.2 | | +0.5 | | -0.4 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +.008 | | | | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.038 |
| Bob Lanier |
64 |
36.9 |
21.3 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
11.7 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
- |
3.2 |
8.5 |
15.9 |
.532 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.8 |
.768 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
23 |
37.0 |
17.9 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
15.1 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
.821 |
| difference: | +14 | +2.9 | +8.2 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +2.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.6 | | -0.7 | +3.3 | +4.0 | +.071 | | | | +1.6 | +1.5 | +.079 |
| Bob Lanier |
9 |
39.9 |
26.1 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
12.7 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
- |
3.8 |
10.6 |
19.1 |
.552 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
5.6 |
.900 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
71 |
34.0 |
19.3 |
2.2 |
8.1 |
10.4 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
14.3 |
.521 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.357 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.755 |
| difference: | +7 | +4.2 | +6.0 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +0.6 | | +1.1 | | -0.5 | +3.1 | +5.5 | +.013 | | | | | +0.5 | +.063 |
| Bob Lanier |
64 |
38.2 |
25.3 |
3.1 |
8.5 |
11.6 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
- |
2.7 |
10.6 |
19.8 |
.534 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.0 |
.818 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
5 |
38.4 |
22.6 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
9.4 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
19.4 |
.495 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.200 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.714 |
| difference: | +2 | +0.9 | +5.4 | +2.1 | +5.1 | +7.3 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +2.3 | | -0.3 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +.135 | | | | +2.3 | +2.1 | +.128 |
| Bob Lanier |
3 |
39.3 |
28.0 |
4.3 |
12.3 |
16.7 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
- |
3.3 |
11.3 |
18.0 |
.630 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.842 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
78 |
34.3 |
18.1 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
9.6 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
14.3 |
.485 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.357 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.765 |
| difference: | +15 | +2.4 | +6.4 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +0.9 | | +0.8 | -1.5 | -0.8 | +3.0 | +4.1 | +.052 | | | | +1.5 | +1.9 | +.007 |
| Bob Lanier |
63 |
36.7 |
24.5 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
11.3 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
9.9 |
18.4 |
.537 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.1 |
.772 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
4 |
38.3 |
17.5 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
16.0 |
.438 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
.636 |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Bob Lanier played 6 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 14, from 1979 to 1984—Bob Lanier played in 5 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Bam Adebayo, Bob Lanier got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-Star Game
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