Steven Adams vs. Bradley Beal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Bradley Beal and Steven Adams 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 Bradley Beal has better scoring stats than Steven Adams 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 12.6 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (21.4 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 10,447 points more (17,306 vs. 6,859).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
12
Bradley Beal 21.4
+12.6
14

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,859
12
Bradley Beal 17,306
+10,447
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+15.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+574).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
Bradley Beal 22.9
+15.4
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
8
Bradley Beal 1,123
+574
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Bradley Beal 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Bradley Beal 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Bradley Beal 31
+31

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Bradley Beal 147
+147

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Bradley Beal 448
+408

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 323
Bradley Beal 728
+405

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 746
Bradley Beal 806
+60

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+35
Bradley Beal 1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Bradley Beal 11
+11

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Bradley Beal 30
+30

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
Bradley Beal 47
+25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
+14
Bradley Beal 49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+10
Bradley Beal 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 8.8 3.6 6.2 58.5 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.7 12 782
difference:+12.6+4.3+10.8+12.1+2.1+5.7+31.7+2.0+1.5+28.4+2+25
Bradley Beal 21.4 7.9 17.0 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.5 4.3 82.1 14 807

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 6,859 2,846 4,865 58.5 1 17 5.9 1,166 2,171 53.7 12 782
difference:+10,447+3,518+8,847+12.1+1,723+4,571+31.7+1,688+1,304+28.4+2+25
Bradley Beal 17,306 6,364 13,712 46.4 1,724 4,588 37.6 2,854 3,475 82.1 14 807

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 7.5 3.1 5.0 61.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 53.4 8 73
difference:+15.4+5.2+13.9+17.2+2.3+6.5+35.3+2.5+2.2+29.4+2+24
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 549 224 365 61.4 0 3 0.0 101 189 53.4 8 73
difference:+574+185+561+17.2+112+314+35.3+92+44+29.4+2+24
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Bradley Beal 13.9
+10.6
201356

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
Bradley Beal 17.1
+9.4
201473

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
Bradley Beal 15.3
+7.3
201563

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
Bradley Beal 17.4
+6.1
201655

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201876
Bradley Beal 23.1
+9.2
201777

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
Bradley Beal 22.6
+8.7
201882

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
202063
Bradley Beal 25.6
+14.7
201982

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.6
202158
Bradley Beal 30.5
+22.9
202057

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.9
202276
Bradley Beal 31.3
+24.4
202160

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.6
202342
Bradley Beal 23.2
+14.6
202240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
202558
Bradley Beal 23.2
+19.3
202350

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.4
202618
Bradley Beal 18.2
+11.8
202453

Bradley Beal's additional seasons:

* Bradley Beal played 2 seasons more than Steven Adams in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 59 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Bradley Beal 19.2
+19.2
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
201618
Bradley Beal 23.4
+13.3
201510

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
+8.0
20175
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
20186
Bradley Beal 24.8
+14.3
201713

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
20195
Bradley Beal 23.2
+11.4
20186

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+10.1
20207
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20210
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20200

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.4
20227
Bradley Beal 30.0
+26.6
20215

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20230
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 5.7
+5.7
20257
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20230

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP *
20260
Bradley Beal 16.5
+16.5
20244
* season in progress

Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).