Bam Adebayo vs. Blake Griffin: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Blake Griffin 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Blake Griffin 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Blake Griffin averages 3.3 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (19.0 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 5,590 points more (14,513 vs. 8,923).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 8 | |
| Blake Griffin | 19.0 | +3.3 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | 8 | |
| Blake Griffin | 14,513 | +5,590 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Blake Griffin has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+1.8 points per game) while Bam Adebayo scored more points (+40).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Blake Griffin | 18.2 | +1.8 | 10 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | +40 | 7 |
| Blake Griffin | 1,238 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 178 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 388 | +210 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 438 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 642 | +204 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 561 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 742 | +181 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 23 | +17 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | +1 | ||
| Blake Griffin | 32 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | +9 | ||
| Blake Griffin | 55 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | +11 | ||
| Blake Griffin | 66 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 2 | +1 | ||
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: | +3.3 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +4.3 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +6.0 | +5 | +198 |
| Blake Griffin | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 49.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 32.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 69.6 | 13 | 765 |
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: | +5,590 | +1,991 | +4,599 | +4.3 | +436 | +1,314 | +1.4 | +1,172 | +1,910 | +6.0 | +5 | +198 |
| Blake Griffin | 14,513 | 5,419 | 10,988 | 49.3 | 538 | 1,639 | 32.8 | 3,137 | 4,508 | 69.6 | 13 | 765 |
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: | +1.8 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +2.5 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +13.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +2.6 | +3 | +10 |
| Blake Griffin | 18.2 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 49.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 73.1 | 10 | 68 |
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: | +40 | +27 | +5 | +2.5 | +20 | +40 | +13.4 | +6 | +4 | +2.6 | +3 | +10 |
| Blake Griffin | 1,238 | 477 | 970 | 49.2 | 29 | 77 | 37.7 | 255 | 349 | 73.1 | 10 | 68 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Blake Griffin's additional seasons: | ||||
* Blake Griffin played 5 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2019 to 2023—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 236 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 4.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Blake Griffin | 19.1 | +19.1 | 2012 | 11 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.5 | +17.5 | 2025 | 4 |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Blake Griffin's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Blake Griffin played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 0. |