Bam Adebayo vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal 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.
Shaquille O'Neal is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Bam Adebayo.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shaquille O'Neal 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.
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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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Shaquille O'Neal averages 8 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (23.7 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 19,673 points more (28,596 vs. 8,923).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 8 | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 23.7 | +8.0 | 19 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | 8 | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 | +19,673 | 19 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 2 |  +2 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shaquille O'Neal has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+7.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,972).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 24.3 | +7.9 | 17 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 7 | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 5,250 | +3,972 | 17 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 178 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 826 | +648 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 438 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1,132 | +694 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 561 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1,205 | +644 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | +4 | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 2 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 12 | +12 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 148 | +115 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 206 | +142 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 215 | +138 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | |||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 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: | +8.0 | +3.4 | +4.8 | +4.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +26.9 | +1.4 | +4.7 | +22.9 | +11 | +640 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 23.7 | 9.4 | 16.1 | 58.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 52.7 | 19 | 1,207 |
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: | +19,673 | +7,902 | +13,068 | +4.6 | +101 | +303 | +26.9 | +3,970 | +8,654 | +22.9 | +11 | +640 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 | 11,330 | 19,457 | 58.2 | 1 | 22 | 4.5 | 5,935 | 11,252 | 52.7 | 19 | 1,207 |
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: | +7.9 | +2.9 | +4.3 | +4.6 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +24.3 | +2.1 | +6.3 | +25.3 | +10 | +138 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 24.3 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 5.4 | 10.7 | 50.4 | 17 | 216 |
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: | +3,972 | +1,537 | +2,652 | +4.6 | +9 | +37 | +24.3 | +907 | +1,972 | +25.3 | +10 | +138 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 5,250 | 2,041 | 3,627 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | - | 1,168 | 2,317 | 50.4 | 17 | 216 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons: | ||||
* Shaquille O'Neal played 11 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2001 to 2011—he averaged 20.7 points in a total of 673 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 20.7 | +20.7 | 1994 | 3 |
Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 10 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 21.9 points in a total of 127 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.4 ppg and his lowest 1. |