Steven Adams vs. Ed Conlin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ed Conlin 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.

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.

Steven Adams played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ed Conlin, who played 7. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Ed Conlin had his rookie season in 1955-56. 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
Steven Adams 10 7 2013-14 to 2022-23
Ed Conlin 7 7 1955-56 to 1961-62

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2013-141955-56
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNationals Lost East Div 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 %
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
Ed Conlin 66 21.6 8.2 - - 4.9 2.2 - - - 1.8 3.2 8.7 .368 - - - 1.8 2.7 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Ed Conlin 8 24.6 10.5 - - 5.9 1.1 - - - 1.8 3.9 10.6 .365 - - - 2.8 4.8 .579

Season 2

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2014-151956-57
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div 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 %
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 .000 1.5 2.9 .502
Ed Conlin 71 31.7 13.4 - - 6.1 2.9 - - - 2.4 4.7 12.6 .374 - - - 4.0 5.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin 5 32.8 15.4 - - 3.4 3.0 - - - 2.2 5.6 14.2 .394 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778

Season 3

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2015-161957-58
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNationals Lost East Div 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 %
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
Ed Conlin 60 31.2 15.0 - - 7.3 2.2 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.6 .391 - - - 3.6 4.5 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Ed Conlin 3 37.7 11.0 - - 7.0 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 15.0 .311 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 4

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2016-171958-59
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSyracuse Nationals, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div 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 %
Steven Adams 80 29.9 11.3 3.5 4.2 7.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 4.7 8.2 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.2 .611
Ed Conlin 72 27.2 11.9 - - 5.5 1.8 - - - 2.6 4.6 12.4 .369 - - - 2.7 3.8 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 5 31.4 8.0 3.4 3.4 6.8 1.4 1.2 1.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 5.6 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.2 .364
Ed Conlin 3 14.3 3.3 - - 2.3 1.3 - - - 1.7 1.3 5.3 .250 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 5

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2017-181959-60
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div 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 %
Steven Adams 76 32.7 13.9 5.1 4.0 9.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.9 9.4 .629 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.8 .559
Ed Conlin 70 23.4 11.2 - - 4.9 1.8 - - - 2.3 4.3 11.9 .361 - - - 2.6 3.4 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 6 33.3 10.5 3.2 4.3 7.5 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.5 4.5 7.7 .587 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .692
Ed Conlin 2 10.0 4.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 1.0 1.5 5.0 .300 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2018-191960-61
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost East Div 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 %
Steven Adams 80 33.4 13.9 4.9 4.6 9.5 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.7 2.6 6.0 10.1 .595 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.7 .500
Ed Conlin 77 16.8 7.0 - - 3.4 1.6 - - - 2.0 2.8 7.8 .361 - - - 1.4 1.8 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 5 31.8 11.8 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.8 2.6 5.6 8.4 .667 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.6 .375
Ed Conlin 3 14.0 5.0 - - 1.3 1.3 - - - 1.3 1.7 5.7 .294 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000

Season 7

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2019-201961-62
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost East Div 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 %
Steven Adams 63 26.7 10.9 3.3 6.0 9.3 2.3 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.9 4.5 7.6 .592 0.0 0.0 .333 1.9 3.2 .582
Ed Conlin 70 13.8 4.6 - - 2.2 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 5.3 .345 - - - 0.9 1.3 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 7 30.0 10.1 4.9 6.7 11.6 1.3 0.6 0.3 2.3 1.4 4.4 7.4 .596 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.9 .450
Ed Conlin 11 7.8 2.4 - - 1.8 0.3 - - - 1.3 0.8 4.1 .200 - - - 0.7 1.2 .615

Season 8

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2020-21-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Steven Adams 58 27.7 7.6 3.7 5.2 8.9 1.9 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.9 3.3 5.3 .614 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .444
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2021-22-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
Steven Adams 76 26.3 6.9 4.6 5.4 10.0 3.4 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.0 2.8 5.1 .547 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.6 .543
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 7 16.3 3.4 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.3 3.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .545
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Steven Adams Ed Conlin
Season 2022-23-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 42 27.0 8.6 5.1 6.5 11.5 2.3 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.3 3.7 6.3 .597 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 3.1 .364
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------