Bam Adebayo vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace 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.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bam Adebayo has better scoring stats than Ben Wallace in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Bam Adebayo averages 10 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (15.7 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 2,669 points more (8,923 vs. 6,254).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | +10.0 | 8 |
| Ben Wallace | 5.7 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | +2,669 | 8 |
| Ben Wallace | 6,254 | 16 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bam Adebayo has a better career point average than Ben Wallace (+9.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+339).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | +9.2 | 7 |
| Ben Wallace | 7.2 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | +339 | 7 |
| Ben Wallace | 939 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | +1 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 27 | +27 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 178 | +174 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 438 | +218 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 220 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 561 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 933 | +372 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 155 | +149 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 2 | +2 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | +30 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 3 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | +29 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 35 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 117 | +40 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 13 | +12 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +10.0 | +3.6 | +6.3 | +6.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +17.7 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +34.2 | +8 | +521 |
| Ben Wallace | 5.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 41.4 | 16 | 1,088 |
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: | +2,669 | +859 | +968 | +6.3 | +95 | +274 | +17.7 | +856 | +81 | +34.2 | +8 | +521 |
| Ben Wallace | 6,254 | 2,569 | 5,421 | 47.4 | 7 | 51 | 13.7 | 1,109 | 2,679 | 41.4 | 16 | 1,088 |
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: | +9.2 | +3.7 | +6.7 | +3.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +24.3 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +33.9 | +1 | +52 |
| Ben Wallace | 7.2 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 41.8 | 8 | 130 |
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: | +339 | +140 | +220 | +3.5 | +9 | +27 | +24.3 | +50 | +160 | +33.9 | +1 | +52 |
| Ben Wallace | 939 | 364 | 755 | 48.2 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 211 | 505 | 41.8 | 8 | 130 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Ben Wallace's additional seasons: | ||||
* Ben Wallace played 9 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2005 to 2012—he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 618 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.7 ppg and his lowest 1.4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2020 | 19 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 15.5 | +15.5 | 2021 | 4 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2022 | 18 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Ben Wallace's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Ben Wallace played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.6 points in a total of 93 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10 ppg and his lowest 1.1. |