Bam Adebayo vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings 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 Bam Adebayo has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Bam Adebayo averages 1.7 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (15.8 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 1,434 points more (9,235 vs. 7,801).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.8 | +1.7 | 9 |
| Brandon Jennings | 14.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 9,235 | +1,434 | 9 |
| Brandon Jennings | 7,801 | 9 | |
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 Brandon Jennings (+7.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,055).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | +7.5 | 7 |
| Brandon Jennings | 8.9 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | +1,055 | 7 |
| Brandon Jennings | 223 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 185 | +35 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 150 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 453 | +95 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 358 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 577 | +42 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 535 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 20 | +14 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | +29 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | +54 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 10 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | +59 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 18 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 7 | +6 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.8 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 53.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 32.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 75.8 | 9 | 583 |
| difference: | +1.7 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +14.7 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +2.2 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +3.8 | +28 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 14.1 | 5.0 | 12.8 | 38.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 34.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 79.6 | 9 | 555 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 9,235 | 3,539 | 6,625 | 53.4 | 132 | 409 | 32.3 | 2,025 | 2,672 | 75.8 | 9 | 583 |
| difference: | +1,434 | +789 | +474 | +14.7 | +782 | +2,239 | +2.2 | +638 | +929 | +3.8 | +28 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 7,801 | 2,750 | 7,099 | 38.7 | 914 | 2,648 | 34.5 | 1,387 | 1,743 | 79.6 | 9 | 555 |
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: | +7.5 | +3.3 | +3.9 | +14.5 | +0.7 | +2.9 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +3.9 | +3 | +53 |
| Brandon Jennings | 8.9 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 37.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 23.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 79.6 | 4 | 25 |
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: | +1,055 | +424 | +760 | +14.5 | +11 | +47 | +0.5 | +218 | +291 | +3.9 | +3 | +53 |
| Brandon Jennings | 223 | 80 | 215 | 37.2 | 20 | 84 | 23.8 | 43 | 54 | 79.6 | 4 | 25 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Brandon Jennings' additional seasons: | ||||
* Brandon Jennings played 2 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2017 to 2018—he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 95 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2020 | 19 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2022 | 18 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2023 | 23 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 22.6 | +22.6 | 2024 | 5 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.5 | +17.5 | 2025 | 4 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Brandon Jennings' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Brandon Jennings played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 14 games. |