Steven Adams vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Steven Adams scored more total points in both stages. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Naz Reid averages 2.8 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (11.6 points against 8.8). On the other hand Steven Adams scored a total of 2,025 points more than Naz Reid (6,774 vs. 4,749).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
12
Naz Reid 11.6
+2.8
7

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,774
+2,025
12
Naz Reid 4,749
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Naz Reid has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+2.4 points per game) while Steven Adams scored more points (+192).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
Naz Reid 9.9
+2.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
+192
8
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Naz Reid 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Naz Reid 48
+8

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 320
+81
Naz Reid 239

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 732
+328
Naz Reid 404

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+29
Naz Reid 7

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Naz Reid 2
+2

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
+2
Naz Reid 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
+29
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+8
Naz Reid 2

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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 53.5 12 768
difference:+2.8+0.7+2.7+10.0+1.4+3.8+31.3+0.1+0.9+19.1+5+357
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.6 1.4 3.8 37.2 1.4 1.9 72.6 7 411

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 6,774 2,814 4,801 58.6 1 17 5.9 1,145 2,141 53.5 12 768
difference:+2,025+1,016+1,103+10.0+573+1,527+31.3+566+1,343+19.1+5+357
Naz Reid 4,749 1,798 3,698 48.6 574 1,544 37.2 579 798 72.6 7 411

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+0.5+2.5+13.8+1.5+3.9+38.1+0.1+0.8+22.8+5+37
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+192+96+96+13.8+53+136+38.1+53+126+22.8+5+37
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Naz Reid 9.0
+5.7
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
Naz Reid 11.2
+3.5
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
Naz Reid 8.3
+0.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
Naz Reid 11.5
+0.2
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
+0.4
201876
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
Naz Reid 14.2
+0.3
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
+0.9
202063
Naz Reid 10.0
20265

Steven Adams' additional seasons:

* Steven Adams played 5 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 238 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.6 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+5.3
201618
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
+8.0
20175
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
20186
Naz Reid 11.1
+0.6
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
+1.4
20195
Naz Reid 10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+10.1
20207
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Steven Adams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Steven Adams played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.6 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 5.7 ppg and his lowest 3.4.