Steven Adams vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Steven Adams has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Kendrick Perkins scored more points in the postseason. 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Steven Adams averages 3.4 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (8.8 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 2,641 points more (6,855 vs. 4,214).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Steven Adams | 8.8 | +3.4 | 12 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Steven Adams | 6,855 | +2,641 | 12 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 14 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Steven Adams has a better career point average than Kendrick Perkins (+2.4 points per game) while Kendrick Perkins scored more points (+186).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Steven Adams | 7.5 | +2.4 | 8 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Steven Adams | 549 | 8 | |
| Kendrick Perkins | 735 | +186 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Steven Adams | 40 | +33 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 7 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Steven Adams | 323 | +190 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 133 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Steven Adams | 745 | +77 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 668 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Steven Adams | 36 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 114 | +78 | ||
Playoffs
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Steven Adams | 22 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 26 | +4 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Steven Adams | 63 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 122 | +59 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Steven Adams | 10 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 21 | +11 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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 | 781 |
| difference: | +3.4 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +5.5 | +5.9 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +5.7 | +2 | +1 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Steven Adams | 6,855 | 2,844 | 4,861 | 58.5 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | 1,166 | 2,171 | 53.7 | 12 | 781 |
| difference: | +2,641 | +1,139 | +1,642 | +5.5 | +1 | +3 | +5.9 | +362 | +818 | +5.7 | +2 | +1 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 1,705 | 3,219 | 53.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 804 | 1,353 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
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: | +2.4 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +11.2 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +12.8 | +1 | +70 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
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: | +186 | +66 | +213 | +11.2 | +1 | +54 | +45 | +12.8 | +1 | +70 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 735 | 290 | 578 | 50.2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 155 | 234 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons: | ||||
* Kendrick Perkins played 2 seasons more than Steven Adams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2016 to 2018—he averaged 2.5 points in a total of 38 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | 3.9 | +3.9 | 2014 | 18 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2005 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | 10.1 | +10.1 | 2016 | 18 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2017 | 5 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 4.5 | +4.5 | 2011 | 17 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 2.2 | +2.2 | 2013 | 11 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 1.3 | +1.3 | 2015 | 8 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins didn't play in the postseason. |