Bam Adebayo vs. Ervin Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ervin Johnson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 7 years in the NBA, 6 less than Ervin Johnson, who played 13. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Ervin Johnson had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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 achivements, 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 7 6 2017-18 to 2023-24
Ervin Johnson 13 9 1993-94 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season 2017-181993-94
Team Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 45 6.2 2.6 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.4 .415 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season 2018-191994-95
Team Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 64 14.2 3.1 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.8 2.5 1.3 3.0 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 4 13.5 3.5 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 4.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 3
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season 2019-201995-96
Team Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 81 18.8 5.5 1.6 3.8 5.3 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.2 3.0 2.2 4.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.6 .669
Playoffs Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 18 14.1 3.1 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.5 1.3 3.4 .371 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .818

Season 4
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 82 31.7 7.1 2.8 8.3 11.1 0.9 0.8 2.8 1.4 3.5 3.0 5.7 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .615
Playoffs Stats
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
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Miami HeatMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 81 27.9 8.0 3.0 5.5 8.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.4 4.0 3.1 5.8 .537 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.9 .601
Playoffs Stats
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
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Miami HeatMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 50 20.5 5.1 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.9 3.0 1.9 3.8 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .610
Playoffs Stats
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 0.9 0.7 2.7 3.1 7.3 15.1 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.1 .821
Ervin Johnson 3 30.7 4.3 2.7 3.3 6.0 0.3 0.7 1.7 0.0 3.0 2.0 4.3 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 7
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Miami HeatMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 80 26.6 4.8 2.9 5.2 8.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.0 3.7 1.8 3.5 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.0 .605
Playoffs Stats
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
Ervin Johnson 5 30.8 6.2 2.8 7.0 9.8 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.6 3.8 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.6 .611

Season 8
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season -2000-01
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 82 24.2 3.2 2.5 5.0 7.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.6 3.1 1.3 2.4 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 18 32.3 5.4 3.3 7.5 10.8 0.6 0.5 2.1 0.7 2.9 2.2 3.8 .574 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.8 .625

Season 9
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season -2001-02
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 81 20.5 2.6 1.8 4.0 5.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.6 2.7 1.1 2.4 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .455
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season -2002-03
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 69 17.0 2.2 1.7 2.6 4.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.5 2.6 0.9 2.0 .452 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 6 12.5 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 3.3 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season -2003-04
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 66 14.6 1.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 2.4 0.8 1.6 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .607
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 18 19.8 2.7 1.5 3.2 4.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 3.1 1.1 2.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .625

Season 12
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season -2004-05
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 46 8.9 1.6 0.9 1.5 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.9 0.6 1.2 .519 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.3 0.5 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Bam Adebayo Ervin Johnson
Season -2005-06
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 18 4.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.9 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Ervin Johnson 3 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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