Steven Adams vs. Larry Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Larry Johnson 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Larry Johnson 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Larry Johnson averages 7.4 points more than Steven Adams in his 11 seasons (16.2 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 4,707 points more (11,450 vs. 6,743).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
11
Larry Johnson 16.2
+7.4
10

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,743
11
Larry Johnson 11,450
+4,707
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Larry Johnson has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+6.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+388).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
Larry Johnson 14.2
+6.7
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
8
Larry Johnson 937
+388
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Larry Johnson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Larry Johnson 23
+23

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Larry Johnson 235
+195

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 318
Larry Johnson 577
+259

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 728
+24
Larry Johnson 704

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+33
Larry Johnson 3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Larry Johnson 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Larry Johnson 17
+17

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
Larry Johnson 48
+26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
Larry Johnson 65
+2

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+9
Larry Johnson 1

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 3.7 6.3 58.6 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.3 11 764
difference:+7.4+2.5+6.6+10.2+0.5+1.6+27.3+1.7+1.4+23.3+1+57
Larry Johnson 16.2 6.2 12.9 48.4 0.5 1.6 33.2 3.2 4.2 76.6 10 707

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 6,743 2,804 4,786 58.6 1 17 5.9 1,134 2,129 53.3 11 764
difference:+4,707+1,597+4,300+10.2+366+1,087+27.3+1,147+849+23.3+1+57
Larry Johnson 11,450 4,401 9,086 48.4 367 1,104 33.2 2,281 2,978 76.6 10 707

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:+6.7+2.2+6.0+13.1+0.7+2.3+30.3+1.4+1.1+23.3+2+7
Larry Johnson 14.2 5.3 11.0 48.3 0.7 2.3 30.3 2.8 3.7 76.7 6 66

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:+388+127+362+13.1+47+152+30.3+87+56+23.3+2+7
Larry Johnson 937 351 727 48.3 47 155 30.3 188 245 76.7 6 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Larry Johnson 19.2
+15.9
199282

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
Larry Johnson 22.1
+14.4
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
Larry Johnson 16.4
+8.4
199451

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
Larry Johnson 18.8
+7.5
199581

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201876
Larry Johnson 20.5
+6.6
199681

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
+1.1
201980
Larry Johnson 12.8
199776

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
202063
Larry Johnson 15.5
+4.6
199870

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.6
202158
Larry Johnson 12.0
+4.4
199949

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.9
202276
Larry Johnson 10.7
+3.8
200070

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.6
202342
Larry Johnson 9.9
+1.3
200165

Steven Adams' additional seasons:

* Steven Adams played 1 season more than Larry Johnson in the NBA.

In that year—his season 11 in 2025—he averaged 3.9 points in a total of 58 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
Larry Johnson -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Larry Johnson 19.8
+19.8
19939

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+10.1
201618
Larry Johnson -
DNP
19940

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
20175
Larry Johnson 20.8
+12.8
19954

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
+10.5
20186
Larry Johnson -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
20195
Larry Johnson 13.8
+2.0
19979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
20207
Larry Johnson 17.9
+7.8
19988

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20210
Larry Johnson 11.5
+11.5
199920

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.4
20227
Larry Johnson 11.3
+7.9
200016

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20230
Larry Johnson -
DNP
20010

Steven Adams' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Steven Adams played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.7 points in a total of 7 games.

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