Bam Adebayo vs. C.J. McCollum: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of C.J. McCollum 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 C.J. McCollum has better scoring stats than Bam Adebayo 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, C.J. McCollum averages 3.9 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (19.6 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 6,491 points more (15,414 vs. 8,923).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.7
8
C.J. McCollum 19.6
+3.9
12

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 8,923
8
C.J. McCollum 15,414
+6,491
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason C.J. McCollum has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+66).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
7
C.J. McCollum 20.1
+3.7
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
7
C.J. McCollum 1,344
+66
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 0
C.J. McCollum 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
C.J. McCollum 14
+13

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 27
C.J. McCollum 99
+72

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 178
C.J. McCollum 405
+227

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 438
C.J. McCollum 677
+239

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 561
C.J. McCollum 764
+203

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
C.J. McCollum 23
+17

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 0
C.J. McCollum 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
C.J. McCollum 10
+8

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
C.J. McCollum 40
+7

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
+7
C.J. McCollum 57

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
+15
C.J. McCollum 62

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 1
C.J. McCollum 5
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+3.9+1.5+5.2+8.4+2.3+5.8+8.3+1.4+1.9+4.3+4+220
C.J. McCollum 19.6 7.5 16.5 45.3 2.5 6.4 39.7 2.1 2.7 79.9 12 787

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:+6,491+2,443+6,577+8.4+1,887+4,686+8.3+282+491+4.3+4+220
C.J. McCollum 15,414 5,871 12,966 45.3 1,989 5,011 39.7 1,683 2,107 79.9 12 787

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:+3.7+1.2+5.3+8.4+2.1+5.6+12.5+0.9+1.3+0.9+3+11
C.J. McCollum 20.1 7.7 17.8 43.3 2.2 6.1 36.8 2.4 3.1 76.6 10 67

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:+66+13+219+8.4+141+371+12.5+101+136+0.9+3+11
C.J. McCollum 1,344 517 1,194 43.3 150 408 36.8 160 209 76.6 10 67

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 6.9
+1.6
201869
C.J. McCollum 5.3
201438

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
+2.1
201982
C.J. McCollum 6.8
201562

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
202072
C.J. McCollum 20.8
+4.9
201680

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
202164
C.J. McCollum 23.0
+4.3
201780

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
202256
C.J. McCollum 21.4
+2.3
201881

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
202375
C.J. McCollum 21.0
+0.6
201970

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.3
202471
C.J. McCollum 22.2
+2.9
202070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.1
202578
C.J. McCollum 23.1
+5.0
202147

C.J. McCollum's additional seasons:

* C.J. McCollum played 4 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 259 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.1 ppg and his lowest 20.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
+2.7
20185
C.J. McCollum 0.7
20146

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
C.J. McCollum 17.0
+17.0
20155

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
202019
C.J. McCollum 20.5
+2.7
201611

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
20214
C.J. McCollum 22.5
+7.0
20174

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
202218
C.J. McCollum 25.3
+10.5
20184

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
202323
C.J. McCollum 24.7
+6.8
201916

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 22.6
20245
C.J. McCollum 23.2
+0.6
20205

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.5
20254
C.J. McCollum 20.7
+3.2
20216

C.J. McCollum's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, C.J. McCollum played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.4 points in a total of 10 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.2 ppg and his lowest 17.8.

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