Bam Adebayo vs. Baron Davis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Baron Davis 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron Davis 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 0.4 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (16.1 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 4,524 points more (13,447 vs. 8,923).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.7
8
Baron Davis 16.1
+0.4
13

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 8,923
8
Baron Davis 13,447
+4,524
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+2.4 points per game) while Bam Adebayo scored more points (+336).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
7
Baron Davis 18.8
+2.4
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
+336
7
Baron Davis 942
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
Baron Davis 2
+1

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 27
Baron Davis 44
+17

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 178
Baron Davis 278
+100

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 438
Baron Davis 646
+208

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 561
Baron Davis 826
+265

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Baron Davis 9
+3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
Baron Davis 7
+5

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
+8
Baron Davis 25

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
+22
Baron Davis 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
+27
Baron Davis 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 1
+1
Baron Davis 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 15.7 6.0 11.3 53.7 0.2 0.6 31.4 3.5 4.6 75.6 8 567
difference:+0.4+0.1+3.0+12.8+1.4+4.4+0.6+0.7+0.7+4.5+5+268
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 8,923 3,428 6,389 53.7 102 325 31.4 1,965 2,598 75.6 8 567
difference:+4,524+1,460+5,562+12.8+1,230+3,834+0.6+374+694+4.5+5+268
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835

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:+2.4+0.1+2.4+7.5+1.9+5.2+10.7+0.4+0.8+4.8+28
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50

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:+336+175+230+7.5+90+246+10.7+76+84+4.8+28
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 6.9
+1.0
201869
Baron Davis 5.9
200082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
201982
Baron Davis 13.8
+4.9
200182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
202072
Baron Davis 18.1
+2.2
200282

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
+1.6
202164
Baron Davis 17.1
200350

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
202256
Baron Davis 22.9
+3.8
200467

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
+1.2
202375
Baron Davis 19.2
200546

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.3
+1.4
202471
Baron Davis 17.9
200654

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.1
202578
Baron Davis 20.1
+2.0
200763

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

* Baron Davis played 7 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2008 to 2012—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 425 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
20185
Baron Davis 5.8
+2.4
20004

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Baron Davis 17.8
+17.8
200110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
202019
Baron Davis 22.6
+4.8
20029

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
20214
Baron Davis 20.4
+4.9
20035

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
202218
Baron Davis 18.1
+3.3
20047

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
+17.9
202323
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 22.6
+22.6
20245
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.5
20254
Baron Davis 25.3
+7.8
200711

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Baron Davis played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 7.8 ppg and his lowest 7.8.