Bam Adebayo vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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 Kendrick Perkins 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Bam Adebayo averages 10.3 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (15.7 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 4,709 points more (8,923 vs. 4,214).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.7
+10.3
8
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 8,923
+4,709
8
Kendrick Perkins 4,214
14

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 Kendrick Perkins (+11.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+543).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
+11.3
7
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
+543
7
Kendrick Perkins 735
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
+1
Kendrick Perkins 0

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 27
+27
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 178
+171
Kendrick Perkins 7

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 438
+305
Kendrick Perkins 133

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 561
Kendrick Perkins 668
+107

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Kendrick Perkins 114
+108

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
+2
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
+33
Kendrick Perkins 0

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
+38
Kendrick Perkins 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
Kendrick Perkins 122
+45

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 1
Kendrick Perkins 21
+20

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:+10.3+3.8+7.2+0.7+0.2+0.6+31.4+2.5+2.9+16.2+6+215
Kendrick Perkins 5.4 2.2 4.1 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 59.4 14 782

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:+4,709+1,723+3,170+0.7+102+311+31.4+1,161+1,245+16.2+6+215
Kendrick Perkins 4,214 1,705 3,219 53.0 0 14 0.0 804 1,353 59.4 14 782

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:+11.3+4.5+8.5+1.5+0.1+0.5+24.3+2.2+2.8+9.5+2+65
Kendrick Perkins 5.1 2.0 4.0 50.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 66.2 9 143

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:+543+214+397+1.5+9+33+24.3+106+111+9.5+2+65
Kendrick Perkins 735 290 578 50.2 0 4 0.0 155 234 66.2 9 143

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 6.9
+4.7
201869
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
+6.4
201982
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
+10.7
202072
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
+14.2
202164
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
+12.2
202256
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
+11.9
202375
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.3
+9.2
202471
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.1
+12.1
202578
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons:

* Kendrick Perkins played 6 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2012 to 2018—he averaged 3.9 points in a total of 311 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.1 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
+3.4
20185
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
+1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
+17.8
202019
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
+15.5
20214
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
+8.2
202218
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
+6.0
202323
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 22.6
+16.9
20245
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.5
+13.0
20254
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117

Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.2 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4.7 ppg and his lowest 1.3.