Bam Adebayo vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells 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, 7 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Bam Adebayo | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Miami Heat | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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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: | +10 | +6.1 | +3.5 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +3.7 | +.087 | +1.7 | +4.9 | +.352 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +.101 |
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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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 |
| Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Bam Adebayo played 7 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 8, from 2019 to 2025—Bam Adebayo played in 6 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Bam Adebayo got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team 4 All-Defensive Second Team 3 All-Star Game |