Steven Adams vs. Clyde Drexler: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Steven Adams and Clyde Drexler all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Steven Adams, with a career spanning 11 seasons from 2014 to 2025, and Clyde Drexler, with 15 seasons played from 1984 to 1998, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Steven Adams vs. Clyde Drexler
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Steven Adams Clyde Drexler
Points
+300th
38th
+300th
33rd
Rebounds
182nd
140th
184th
51st
Assists
+300th
39th
+300th
24th
Steals
+300th
9th
+300th
13th
Blocks
186th
182nd
137th
68th
Years1115815

Steven Adams vs. Clyde Drexler
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Steven Adams Clyde Drexler
Points
+300th
65th
+300th
83rd
Rebounds
150th
+300th
197th
231st
Assists
+300th
85th
+300th
56th
Steals
+300th
10th
+300th
16th
Blocks
196th
+300th
175th
278th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
38th
+262 6,743 vs. 22,19515,452
Rebounds
182nd
140th
42 6,115 vs. 6,677562
Assists
+300th
39th
+261 1,145 vs. 6,1254,980
Steals
+300th
9th
+291 646 vs. 2,2071,561
Blocks
186th
182nd
4 703 vs. 71916
Offensive Rebounds
40th
46th
6 2,765 vs. 2,615150
Defensive Rebounds
242nd
158th
84 3,350 vs. 4,062712
Field Goals Made
+300th
36th
+264 2,804 vs. 8,3355,531
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
35th
+265 4,786 vs. 17,67312,887
3-Pointers Made
+300th
244th
+56 1 vs. 827826
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
182nd
+118 17 vs. 2,6032,586
Free Throws Made
+300th
50th
+250 1,134 vs. 4,6983,564
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
46th
+254 2,129 vs. 5,9623,833

Games and Years:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
98th
+202 764 vs. 1,086322
Seasons
+300th
133rd
+167 11 vs. 154

Triple-Doubles:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
22nd
253 1 vs. 2524

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
57th
0 vs. 2121
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
33rd
+267 549 vs. 2,9632,414
Rebounds
184th
51st
133 532 vs. 1,002470
Assists
+300th
24th
+276 68 vs. 891823
Steals
+300th
13th
+287 33 vs. 278245
Blocks
137th
68th
69 67 vs. 10841
Offensive Rebounds
86th
25th
61 204 vs. 359155
Defensive Rebounds
184th
57th
127 328 vs. 643315
Field Goals Made
+300th
32nd
+268 224 vs. 1,076852
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
28th
+272 365 vs. 2,4082,043
3-Pointers Made
+300th
66th
+234 0 vs. 141141
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
43rd
+257 3 vs. 489486
Free Throws Made
+300th
36th
+264 101 vs. 670569
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
36th
+264 189 vs. 851662

Games and Years:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
54th
+246 73 vs. 14572
Playoffs
+300th
17th
+283 8 vs. 157

Triple-Doubles:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
20th
0 vs. 33

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
55th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
65th
+235 8.83 vs. 20.4411.61
Rebounds per game
150th
+300th
+150 8.00 vs. 6.151.86
Assists per game
+300th
85th
+215 1.50 vs. 5.644.14
Steals per game
+300th
10th
+290 0.85 vs. 2.031.19
Blocks per game
196th
+300th
+104 0.92 vs. 0.660.26
Offensive Rebounds per game
7th
111st
104 3.62 vs. 2.411.21
Defensive Rebounds per game
227th
+300th
+73 4.38 vs. 3.740.64
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
63rd
+237 3.67 vs. 7.674.00
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
65th
+235 6.26 vs. 16.2710.01
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.760.76
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.02 vs. 2.402.37
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
96th
+204 1.48 vs. 4.332.84
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
101st
+199 2.79 vs. 5.492.70

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steven Adams Clyde Drexler Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
83rd
+217 7.52 vs. 20.4312.91
Rebounds per game
197th
231st
34 7.29 vs. 6.910.38
Assists per game
+300th
56th
+244 0.93 vs. 6.145.21
Steals per game
+300th
16th
+284 0.45 vs. 1.921.47
Blocks per game
175th
278th
103 0.92 vs. 0.740.17
Offensive Rebounds per game
68th
114th
46 2.79 vs. 2.480.32
Defensive Rebounds per game
210th
216th
6 4.49 vs. 4.430.06
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
99th
+201 3.07 vs. 7.424.35
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
91st
+209 5.00 vs. 16.6111.61
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.970.97
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
241st
+59 0.04 vs. 3.373.33
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
100th
+200 1.38 vs. 4.623.24
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
111st
+189 2.59 vs. 5.873.28

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.