Rick Adelman vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Wallace and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Ben Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Rick Adelman 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Rebounds Leader Rick Adelman 0 Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Rick Adelman 0 * Ben Wallace 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Ben Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Ben Wallace .482

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Ben Wallace .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.