Steven Adams vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Steven Adams scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Steven Adams has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 13.7 points more than Steven Adams in his 11 seasons (22.5 points against 8.8). On the other hand Steven Adams scored a total of 4,105 points more than Victor Wembanyama (6,743 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
11
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
+13.7
2

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,743
+4,105
11
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Steven Adams has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
+7.5
8
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
+549
8
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Victor Wembanyama 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Victor Wembanyama 23
+23

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Victor Wembanyama 73
+33

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 318
+205
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 728
+611
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+36
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Steven Adams' point thresholds are omited here.

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:+13.7+4.5+11.2+11.6+2.3+6.8+28.0+2.3+2.0+27.6+9+647
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

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:+4,105+1,845+2,743+11.6+269+780+28.0+684+1,573+27.6+9+647
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

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:+7.5+3.1+5.0+61.4+1.4+2.6+53.4+8+73
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+549+224+365+61.4+3+101+189+53.4+8+73
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+18.1
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+16.6
202546

Steven Adams' additional seasons:

* Steven Adams played 9 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 11, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 613 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.9 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Steven Adams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Steven Adams played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 55 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 3.4.