Bam Adebayo vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben and Bam Adebayo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.2 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,185 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 666 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 247 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 73 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .527 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .077 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .759 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.5 (2024) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.5 (2024) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.