Bam Adebayo vs. Bryn Forbes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bryn Forbes and Bam Adebayo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bam Adebayo and Bryn Forbes both played 7 years in the NBA. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Bryn Forbes had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bam Adebayo 7 6 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bryn Forbes 7 5 2016-17 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bam Adebayo Bryn Forbes
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 69 19.8 6.9 1.7 3.8 5.5 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.0 2.0 2.5 4.9 .512 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .721
Bryn Forbes 36 7.9 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.8 .364 0.5 1.5 .321 0.1 0.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 5 15.4 3.4 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.6 1.4 3.0 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 2.8 .214
Bryn Forbes 6 12.2 3.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.0 3.5 .286 0.3 1.5 .222 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2
Bam Adebayo Bryn Forbes
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 82 23.3 8.9 2.0 5.3 7.3 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.5 3.4 5.9 .576 0.0 0.2 .200 2.0 2.8 .735
Bryn Forbes 80 19.0 6.9 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.4 2.6 6.2 .421 1.1 2.9 .390 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Bryn Forbes 4 13.5 4.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 4.3 .294 0.5 2.3 .222 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 3
Bam Adebayo Bryn Forbes
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 72 33.6 15.9 2.4 7.8 10.2 5.1 1.1 1.3 2.8 2.5 6.1 11.0 .557 0.0 0.2 .143 3.7 5.3 .691
Bryn Forbes 82 28.0 11.8 0.2 2.7 2.9 2.1 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.9 4.4 9.6 .456 2.1 5.0 .426 0.8 1.0 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 19 36.2 17.8 2.5 7.8 10.3 4.4 1.0 0.8 2.5 3.1 6.5 11.6 .564 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.1 .783
Bryn Forbes 7 30.3 10.7 0.1 3.4 3.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 2.0 3.9 8.0 .482 2.1 4.4 .484 0.9 1.3 .667

Season 4
Bam Adebayo Bryn Forbes
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 64 33.5 18.7 2.2 6.7 9.0 5.4 1.2 1.0 2.6 2.3 7.1 12.5 .570 0.0 0.1 .250 4.4 5.5 .799
Bryn Forbes 63 25.1 11.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.8 3.8 9.2 .417 2.3 6.0 .388 1.2 1.4 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 4 34.0 15.5 3.5 5.8 9.3 4.3 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.8 6.5 14.3 .456 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.3 .769
Bryn Forbes ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bam Adebayo Bryn Forbes
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Miami HeatMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 56 32.6 19.1 2.4 7.6 10.1 3.4 1.4 0.8 2.6 3.1 7.3 13.0 .557 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 6.1 .753
Bryn Forbes 70 19.3 10.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 3.6 7.6 .473 2.2 4.9 .452 0.7 0.9 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 18 34.1 14.8 2.1 5.9 8.0 2.7 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.1 5.8 9.7 .594 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.2 .763
Bryn Forbes 20 13.7 6.6 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.3 5.6 .411 1.7 4.5 .371 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 6
Bam Adebayo Bryn Forbes
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 75 34.6 20.4 2.5 6.7 9.2 3.2 1.2 0.8 2.5 2.8 8.0 14.9 .540 0.0 0.2 .083 4.3 5.4 .806
Bryn Forbes 75 17.1 8.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 3.1 7.2 .429 1.6 3.9 .414 1.1 1.2 .908
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 23 37.0 17.9 2.7 7.1 9.9 3.7 0.9 0.7 2.7 3.1 7.3 15.1 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.1 .821
Bryn Forbes 5 15.2 4.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.2 3.0 .400 0.8 2.2 .364 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 7
Bam Adebayo Bryn Forbes
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 71 34.0 19.3 2.2 8.1 10.4 3.9 1.1 0.9 2.3 2.2 7.5 14.3 .521 0.2 0.6 .357 4.1 5.5 .755
Bryn Forbes 25 10.7 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.2 3.3 .361 0.6 1.8 .304 0.6 0.6 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 5 38.4 22.6 2.2 7.2 9.4 3.8 0.4 0.0 1.6 3.0 9.6 19.4 .495 0.4 2.0 .200 3.0 4.2 .714
Bryn Forbes ------- --- ----------
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