Steven Adams vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Steven Adams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Steven Adams played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 3. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Steven Adams 12 8 2013-14 to 2025-26
Chet Holmgren 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steven Adams Chet Holmgren
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 81 14.8 3.3 1.8 2.3 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.5 1.1 2.3 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .581
difference:+1+14.6+13.2+0.2+4.0+3.8+1.9+0.1+1.6-0.7-0.1+5.1+9.3+.027+1.6+4.3+1.7+1.7+.212
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 18 18.4 3.9 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.6 2.7 1.7 2.5 .689 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.3 .348
difference:+8+16.1+11.7+0.2+2.9+3.1+1.9+0.6+1.2-1.3-0.1+4.2+9.4+.193+1.3+5.0+2.1+2.0+.410
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2

Steven Adams Chet Holmgren
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 70 25.3 7.7 2.8 4.6 7.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.2 3.1 5.7 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.9 .502
difference:+38+2.1+7.3+1.3+1.9+0.5+1.1+0.2+1.0-0.4-0.9+2.1+5.0+.054+1.4+3.6+1.7+1.3+.252
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams DNP------ --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784

Season 3

Steven Adams Chet Holmgren
Season 2015-162025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 80 25.2 8.0 2.7 3.9 6.7 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.1 2.8 3.3 5.3 .613 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.5 .582
difference:+62+4.4+10.4+1.2+2.6+1.3+1.0+0.2+0.3-1.1-0.5+3.6+7.0+.052+1.4+3.9+1.8+1.4+.232
Chet Holmgren 18 29.6 18.4 1.5 6.5 8.0 1.8 0.7 1.4 2.2 3.3 6.9 12.3 .561 1.4 3.9 .366 3.2 3.9 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 18 30.7 10.1 3.4 6.1 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 3.1 3.8 6.2 .613 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.1 .630
Chet Holmgren DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Steven Adams played 9 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2017 to 2026—Steven Adams played in 6 Playoffs.