Bam Adebayo vs. Slick Watts Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Slick Watts 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, 1 more than Slick Watts, who played 6. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Slick Watts had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Slick Watts 6 3 1973-74 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bam Adebayo Slick Watts
Season 2017-181973-74
Team Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
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 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
Slick Watts 62 23.0 8.0 1.2 1.8 2.9 5.7 1.9 0.2 - 3.3 3.2 8.2 .388 - - - 1.6 2.5 .645
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bam Adebayo Slick Watts
Season 2018-191974-75
Team Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Slick Watts 82 25.1 6.8 1.2 2.0 3.2 6.1 2.3 0.1 - 3.1 2.8 6.7 .421 - - - 1.1 1.9 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts 9 31.3 11.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 7.1 3.0 0.4 - 3.3 4.8 10.3 .462 - - - 1.6 2.9 .538

Season 3
Bam Adebayo Slick Watts
Season 2019-201975-76
Team Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Slick Watts 82 33.9 13.0 1.4 3.1 4.5 8.1 3.2 0.2 - 3.3 5.3 12.4 .427 - - - 2.4 4.2 .578
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
Slick Watts 6 32.8 11.8 0.8 2.2 3.0 8.2 2.0 0.3 - 4.7 5.0 11.5 .435 - - - 1.8 3.8 .478

Season 4
Bam Adebayo Slick Watts
Season 2020-211976-77
Team Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics
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
Slick Watts 79 33.3 13.0 1.0 2.9 3.9 8.0 2.7 0.3 - 3.2 5.4 12.8 .422 - - - 2.2 3.7 .587
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bam Adebayo Slick Watts
Season 2021-221977-78
Team Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics, New Orleans Jazz
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
Slick Watts 71 22.3 7.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 4.1 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.6 3.1 7.9 .392 - - - 1.3 2.2 .590
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bam Adebayo Slick Watts
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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
Slick Watts 61 17.1 3.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.5 3.7 .405 - - - 0.7 1.1 .612
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
Slick Watts 2 21.5 7.0 2.0 1.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.0 7.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 7
Bam Adebayo Slick Watts
Season 2023-24-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat 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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
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