Bam Adebayo vs. Jalen Brunson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Brunson 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Bam Adebayo scored more points in the regular season. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 2.4 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (18.1 points against 15.7). On the other hand Bam Adebayo scored a total of 102 points more than Jalen Brunson (8,923 vs. 8,821).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 8 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | +2.4 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | +102 | 8 |
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+423).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +9.0 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 7 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +423 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 178 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 202 | +24 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 438 | +65 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 373 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 561 | +87 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 474 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +15 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | +3 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | +10 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
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: | +2.4 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +4.8 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +7.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +6.7 | +1 | +80 |
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
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: | +102 | +187 | +242 | +4.8 | +676 | +1,673 | +7.5 | +404 | +702 | +6.7 | +1 | +80 |
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 3,241 | 6,631 | 48.9 | 778 | 1,998 | 38.9 | 1,561 | 1,896 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
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: | +9.0 | +2.5 | +7.2 | +5.7 | +1.9 | +5.3 | +9.9 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +6.9 | +2 | +11 |
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 82.6 | 5 | 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: | +423 | +102 | +343 | +5.7 | +123 | +349 | +9.9 | +96 | +87 | +6.9 | +2 | +11 |
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 606 | 1,318 | 46.0 | 132 | 386 | 34.2 | 357 | 432 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Bam Adebayo's additional seasons: | ||||
* Bam Adebayo played 1 season more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2025—he averaged 18.1 points in a total of 78 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Bam Adebayo's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Bam Adebayo played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 4 games. |