Bam Adebayo vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Gene James 95

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Gene James 2

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.