Bam Adebayo vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Bam Adebayo to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
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Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Bam Adebayo.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Bam Adebayo scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 8.1 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 9 seasons (23.9 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 119 points more (9,174 vs. 9,055).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.8 | 9 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | +8.1 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 9,055 | 9 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,174 | +119 | 6 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+10.5 points per game) while Bam Adebayo scored more points (+148).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +10.5 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | +148 | 7 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 181 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 257 | +76 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 444 | +92 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 352 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 567 | +185 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 382 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | +4 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | +2 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | +22 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | +35 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.8 | 6.1 | 11.3 | 53.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 31.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 75.8 | 9 | 573 |
| difference: | +8.1 | +2.3 | +7.5 | +8.8 | +2.7 | +7.4 | +4.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +4.6 | +3 | +189 |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.7 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.4 | 6 | 384 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 9,055 | 3,473 | 6,490 | 53.5 | 116 | 366 | 31.7 | 1,993 | 2,629 | 75.8 | 9 | 573 |
| difference: | +119 | +246 | +729 | +8.8 | +1,002 | +2,696 | +4.8 | +391 | +636 | +4.6 | +3 | +189 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,174 | 3,227 | 7,219 | 44.7 | 1,118 | 3,062 | 36.5 | 1,602 | 1,993 | 80.4 | 6 | 384 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +10.5 | +2.9 | +7.6 | +4.9 | +3.0 | +7.7 | +13.4 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +3.1 | +3 | +36 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 504 | 975 | 51.7 | 9 | 37 | 24.3 | 261 | 345 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +148 | +108 | +129 | +4.9 | +121 | +308 | +13.4 | +53 | +81 | +3.1 | +3 | +36 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Bam Adebayo's additional seasons: | ||||
* Bam Adebayo played 3 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 18.8 points in a total of 155 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22 ppg and his lowest 18.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2022 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2023 | 23 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Bam Adebayo's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Bam Adebayo played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.6 ppg and his lowest 17.5. |