Steven Adams vs. Rudy Gobert: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rudy Gobert 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 Rudy Gobert 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Rudy Gobert averages 3.8 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (12.6 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 3,748 points more (10,530 vs. 6,782).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
12
Rudy Gobert 12.6
+3.8
13

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,782
12
Rudy Gobert 10,530
+3,748
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Rudy Gobert has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+4.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+482).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
Rudy Gobert 12.3
+4.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
8
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+482
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Rudy Gobert 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Rudy Gobert 108
+68

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 320
Rudy Gobert 576
+256

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 734
Rudy Gobert 816
+82

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+16
Rudy Gobert 20

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Rudy Gobert 6
+6

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
Rudy Gobert 59
+37

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
Rudy Gobert 83
+20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+9
Rudy Gobert 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 8.8 3.7 6.2 58.6 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.4 12 770
difference:+3.8+1.0+1.0+7.0+5.9+1.7+2.2+10.6+1+66
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.0 13 836

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 6,782 2,818 4,807 58.6 1 17 5.9 1,145 2,143 53.4 12 770
difference:+3,748+1,114+1,183+7.0+1+5.9+1,521+2,020+10.6+1+66
Rudy Gobert 10,530 3,932 5,990 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,666 4,163 64.0 13 836

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:+4.8+1.4+2.1+2.7+1.8+2.6+7.4+1+11
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 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:+482+158+231+2.7+2+166+250+7.4+1+11
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
+1.0
201481
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
Rudy Gobert 8.4
+0.7
201582

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
Rudy Gobert 9.1
+1.1
201661

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+2.7
201781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
+0.4
201876
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
Rudy Gobert 15.9
+2.0
201981

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
202063
Rudy Gobert 15.1
+4.2
202068

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.6
202158
Rudy Gobert 14.3
+6.7
202171

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.9
202276
Rudy Gobert 15.6
+8.7
202266

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.6
202342
Rudy Gobert 13.4
+4.8
202370

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
202558
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+10.1
202476

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.5
20266
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+5.5
202572

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 1 season more than Steven Adams in the NBA.

In that year—his season 13 in 2026—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 7 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+10.1
201618
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
20175
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+3.6
20179

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
20186
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+2.7
201811

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
+0.6
20195
Rudy Gobert 11.2
20195

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
20207
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+6.8
20207

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20210
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+14.7
202111

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.4
20227
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+8.6
20226

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20230
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+15.0
20235

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 5.7
20257
Rudy Gobert 12.1
+6.4
202415

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP *
20260
Rudy Gobert 7.9
+7.9
202515
* season in progress

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

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