Steven Adams vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo 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 Steven Adams.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 15.2 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (24.0 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 14,162 points more (21,030 vs. 6,868).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
12
G. Antetokounmpo 24.0
+15.2
13

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,868
12
G. Antetokounmpo 21,030
+14,162
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+19.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,721).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+19.5
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
8
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+1,721
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
G. Antetokounmpo 9
+9

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
G. Antetokounmpo 56
+56

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
G. Antetokounmpo 303
+303

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
G. Antetokounmpo 578
+538

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 323
G. Antetokounmpo 776
+453

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 748
G. Antetokounmpo 873
+125

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+33
G. Antetokounmpo 3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
G. Antetokounmpo 8
+8

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
G. Antetokounmpo 37
+37

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
G. Antetokounmpo 66
+66

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
G. Antetokounmpo 81
+59

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
G. Antetokounmpo 84
+21

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+10
G. Antetokounmpo 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 58.4 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.7 12 784
difference:+15.2+5.2+9.7+3.2+0.6+2.2+22.7+4.3+5.5+15.5+1+92
Giannis Antetokounmpo 24.0 8.8 15.9 55.2 0.6 2.2 28.6 5.8 8.3 69.2 13 876

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 6,868 2,849 4,876 58.4 1 17 5.9 1,169 2,178 53.7 12 784
difference:+14,162+4,864+9,086+3.2+551+1,914+22.7+3,883+5,123+15.5+1+92
Giannis Antetokounmpo 21,030 7,713 13,962 55.2 552 1,931 28.6 5,052 7,301 69.2 13 876

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:+19.5+7.0+14.1+8.2+0.7+2.8+25.9+4.6+7.0+9.1+1+11
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84

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:+1,721+628+1,237+8.2+62+236+25.9+403+618+9.1+1+11
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
+3.5
201477

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
+5.0
201581

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
+8.9
201680

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
+11.6
201780

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201876
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+13.0
201875

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
+13.8
201972

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
202063
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
+18.6
202063

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.6
202158
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+20.5
2021NBA Champion61

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.9
202276
G. Antetokounmpo 29.9
+23.0
202267

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.6
202342
G. Antetokounmpo 31.1
+22.5
202363

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
202558
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+26.5
202473

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.3
202620
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+24.1
202567

Giannis Antetokounmpo's additional seasons:

* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 1 season more than Steven Adams in the NBA.

In that year—his season 13 in 2026—he averaged 28.9 points in a total of 17 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
+11.5
20156

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+10.1
201618
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
20175
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
+16.8
20176

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
20186
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+15.2
20187

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
20195
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
+13.7
201915

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
20207
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
+16.6
20209

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20210
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+30.2
2021NBA Champion21

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.4
20227
G. Antetokounmpo 31.7
+28.3
202212

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20230
G. Antetokounmpo 23.3
+23.3
20233

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 5.7
+5.7
20257
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20240

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP *
20260
G. Antetokounmpo 33.0
+33.0
20255
* season in progress

Giannis Antetokounmpo's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).

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