Steven Adams vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Poole 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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, 5 more than Jordan Poole, who played 7. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Jordan Poole had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Jordan Poole 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steven Adams Jordan Poole
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+24+7.6+5.5+1.6+0.4+2.0+1.9+0.1+0.5-0.4-0.9+1.8+6.5+.170+1.3+4.6+0.7+0.4+.217
Jordan Poole 57 22.4 8.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.6 2.9 8.8 .333 1.3 4.6 .279 1.7 2.1 .798
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
Jordan Poole DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Steven Adams Jordan Poole
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+19+5.9+4.3+2.5+3.1+5.7+1.0+1.0-0.4-1.5+0.9+3.6+.112+1.9+5.4+0.6+0.6+.380
Jordan Poole 51 19.4 12.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.7 4.0 9.3 .432 1.9 5.4 .351 2.1 2.3 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steven Adams nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Steven Adams Jordan Poole
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+4+4.8+10.5+2.3+0.9+3.3+3.2+0.3+0.8-1.4-0.1+2.9+8.6+.165+2.8+7.6+1.8+1.0+.343
Jordan Poole 76 30.0 18.5 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.7 6.2 13.9 .448 2.8 7.6 .364 3.2 3.5 .925
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
difference:+4+3.2+6.9+2.9+3.7+6.7+3.1+0.3+0.4-1.5-0.3+2.1+5.3+.105+2.3+5.7+.391+0.4+0.9+.285
Jordan Poole 22 27.5 17.0 0.5 2.4 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.9 11.5 .508 2.3 5.8 .391 3.0 3.2 .915

Season 4

Steven Adams Jordan Poole
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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4th 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 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 - 2.0 3.2 .611
difference:+2+0.1+9.1+3.1+1.8+5.0+3.4+0.3+0.7-1.3-0.2+2.0+7.4+.141+2.6+7.8+2.4+1.9+.259
Jordan Poole 82 30.0 20.4 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.5 0.8 0.3 3.1 2.6 6.7 15.6 .430 2.6 7.8 .336 4.4 5.1 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+9.6+2.3+3.1+1.6+4.6+2.1+0.4+1.6-0.4-0.3+0.1+4.8+.302+1.2+4.8+1.2+0.4+.401
Jordan Poole 13 21.8 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.5 10.4 .341 1.2 4.8 .254 2.0 2.6 .765

Season 5

Steven Adams Jordan Poole
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 2.1 3.8 .559
difference:+2+2.6+3.5+4.7+1.7+6.3+3.2+0.1+0.7-0.7-0.3+0.4+5.8+.216+2.4+7.2+0.4+1.0+.318
Jordan Poole 78 30.1 17.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.1 6.3 15.2 .413 2.4 7.2 .326 2.5 2.8 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jordan Poole DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Steven Adams Jordan Poole
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th 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 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 - 1.8 3.7 .500
difference:+12+4.0+6.6+4.4+2.1+6.5+2.9+0.2+0.6-1.3-0.4+0.7+5.4+.163+3.5+9.1+1.8+0.3+.383
Jordan Poole 68 29.4 20.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.5 1.3 0.4 3.0 3.0 6.7 15.5 .432 3.5 9.1 .378 3.6 4.0 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jordan Poole DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Steven Adams Jordan Poole
Season 2019-202025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 1.9 3.2 .582
difference:+59+5.6+6.4+2.5+5.0+7.5+1.0+0.5+0.8-0.2-1.1+0.8+7.2+.236+2.5+7.8+2.4+1.1+.418
Jordan Poole 4 32.3 17.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 3.0 5.3 14.8 .356 2.5 7.8 .323 4.3 4.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jordan Poole DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Steven Adams played 5 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2021 to 2026—Steven Adams played in two Playoffs.