Bam Adebayo vs. Kevin Gamble Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Gamble 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

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 played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Kevin Gamble, who played 10. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kevin Gamble had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Kevin Gamble 10 6 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season 2017-181987-88
Team Miami HeatPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
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 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
Kevin Gamble 9 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season 2018-191988-89
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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
Kevin Gamble 44 8.5 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.7 3.1 .551 0.0 0.3 .182 0.8 1.3 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Kevin Gamble 1 29.0 8.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 11.0 .364 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 3
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season 2019-201989-90
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East 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
Kevin Gamble 71 13.9 5.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.9 4.2 .455 0.0 0.3 .167 1.2 1.5 .794
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
Kevin Gamble 3 2.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Kevin Gamble 82 33.0 15.6 1.0 2.2 3.3 3.1 1.2 0.4 1.8 2.9 6.7 11.4 .587 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.8 .815
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
Kevin Gamble 11 21.6 6.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.2 2.6 5.5 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .667

Season 5
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Kevin Gamble 82 30.4 13.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 2.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.4 5.9 11.1 .529 0.1 0.4 .290 1.7 1.9 .885
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
Kevin Gamble 10 33.5 13.6 1.3 2.9 4.2 2.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.6 6.2 13.1 .473 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.5 .800

Season 6
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East 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
Kevin Gamble 82 31.0 13.3 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.8 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.3 5.6 11.0 .507 0.6 1.7 .374 1.5 1.8 .826
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
Kevin Gamble 4 35.5 13.8 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.5 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.8 5.8 10.5 .548 1.3 3.0 .417 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 7
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season 2023-241993-94
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
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
Kevin Gamble 75 25.1 11.5 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.9 10.7 .458 0.3 1.4 .243 1.4 1.7 .817
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
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season -1994-95
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Kevin Gamble 77 15.9 7.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.6 1.7 2.9 5.8 .489 0.5 1.3 .398 1.1 1.4 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season -1995-96
Team -Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 ------- --- ----------
Kevin Gamble 65 20.4 5.9 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 2.3 2.3 5.8 .401 0.7 1.8 .386 0.6 0.7 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Kevin Gamble 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10
Bam Adebayo Kevin Gamble
Season -1996-97
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Kevin Gamble 62 15.4 5.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.0 4.6 .430 0.9 1.8 .482 0.1 0.2 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------
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