Bam Adebayo vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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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Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Bam Adebayo scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Bam Adebayo has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 6.8 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (22.5 points against 15.7). On the other hand Bam Adebayo scored a total of 6,285 points more than Victor Wembanyama (8,923 vs. 2,638).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 8 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | +6.8 | 2 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | +6,285 | 8 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 2 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Bam Adebayo has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | +16.4 | 7 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | +1,278 | 7 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 178 | +105 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 73 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 438 | +325 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 113 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 561 | +444 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 117 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | +6 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Bam Adebayo's point thresholds are omited here.
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: | +6.8 | +2.2 | +6.2 | +6.7 | +2.1 | +6.2 | +2.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +5.3 | +6 | +450 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | 8.2 | 17.5 | 46.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 33.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +6,285 | +2,469 | +4,346 | +6.7 | +168 | +472 | +2.5 | +1,515 | +2,042 | +5.3 | +6 | +450 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 959 | 2,043 | 46.9 | 270 | 797 | 33.9 | 450 | 556 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +16.4 | +6.5 | +12.5 | +51.7 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +24.3 | +3.3 | +4.4 | +75.7 | +7 | +78 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +1,278 | +504 | +975 | +51.7 | +9 | +37 | +24.3 | +261 | +345 | +75.7 | +7 | +78 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Bam Adebayo's additional seasons: | ||||
* Bam Adebayo played 6 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 416 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.4 ppg and his lowest 15.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Bam Adebayo's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Bam Adebayo played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 73 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.6 ppg and his lowest 14.8. |