Bam Adebayo vs. Vince Carter: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Vince Carter 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 1 point more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (16.7 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 16,805 points more (25,728 vs. 8,923).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 8 | |
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | +1.0 | 22 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | 8 | |
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +16,805 | 22 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+1.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+315).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | +1.7 | 11 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 7 | |
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +315 | 11 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 178 | |||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +419 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 438 | |||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +656 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 561 | |||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +912 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | |||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +62 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | |||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +7 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | |||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +4 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | |||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +11 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | +1 | ||
| Vince Carter | 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: | +1.0 | +2.5 | +10.1 | +1.3 | +3.4 | +5.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +4.2 | +14 | +974 | |
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
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: | +16,805 | +5,865 | +14,950 | +10.1 | +2,188 | +5,843 | +5.7 | +2,887 | +3,484 | +4.2 | +14 | +974 |
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | 9,293 | 21,339 | 43.5 | 2,290 | 6,168 | 37.1 | 4,852 | 6,082 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
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: | +1.7 | +0.2 | +2.7 | +10.1 | +1.3 | +3.5 | +9.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +3.9 | +4 | +10 |
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
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: | +315 | +53 | +365 | +10.1 | +110 | +315 | +9.5 | +99 | +107 | +3.9 | +4 | +10 |
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 557 | 1,340 | 41.6 | 119 | 352 | 33.8 | 360 | 452 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 15 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 23, from 2007 to 2020—he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 1,075 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Vince Carter | 19.3 | +19.3 | 2000 | 3 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 15.5 | +15.5 | 2021 | 4 |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2022 | 18 |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2023 | 23 |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.3 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |