Steven Adams vs. Bailey Howell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bailey Howell and Steven Adams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Steven Adams played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bailey Howell, who played 12. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Bailey Howell had his rookie season in 1959-60. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2013-14	1959-60
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Pistons Lost West Div 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		%
Steven Adams	81	14.8	3.3	1.8	2.3	4.1	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.9	2.5	1.1	2.3	.503	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.7	.581
Bailey Howell	75	31.3	17.8	-	-	10.5	0.8	-	-	-	3.8	6.8	14.9	.456	-	-	-	4.2	5.6	.739
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	18	18.4	3.9	1.2	2.9	4.1	0.2	0.1	1.3	0.6	2.7	1.7	2.5	.689	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.3	.348
Bailey Howell	2	36.0	17.0	-	-	8.5	1.5	-	-	-	4.0	7.0	20.5	.341	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750

Season 2
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2014-15	1960-61
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost West Div 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		%
Steven Adams	70	25.3	7.7	2.8	4.6	7.5	0.9	0.5	1.2	1.4	3.2	3.1	5.7	.544	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.9	.502
Bailey Howell	77	38.3	23.6	-	-	14.4	2.5	-	-	-	3.9	7.9	16.8	.469	-	-	-	7.8	10.4	.753
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bailey Howell	5	30.8	11.2	-	-	9.2	4.4	-	-	-	4.4	4.0	11.4	.351	-	-	-	3.2	4.6	.696

Season 3
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2015-16	1961-62
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Pistons Lost West Div 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		%
Steven Adams	80	25.2	8.0	2.7	3.9	6.7	0.8	0.5	1.1	1.1	2.8	3.3	5.3	.613	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.5	.582
Bailey Howell	79	36.2	19.9	-	-	12.6	2.4	-	-	-	4.0	7.0	15.1	.464	-	-	-	5.9	7.7	.768
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	18	30.7	10.1	3.4	6.1	9.5	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.9	3.1	3.8	6.2	.613	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	4.1	.630
Bailey Howell	10	37.8	20.0	-	-	9.6	2.3	-	-	-	4.8	6.9	16.3	.423	-	-	-	6.2	7.5	.827

Season 4
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2016-17	1962-63
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pistons Lost West Div 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		%
Steven Adams	80	29.9	11.3	3.5	4.2	7.7	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.8	2.4	4.7	8.2	.571	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	3.2	.611
Bailey Howell	79	37.6	22.7	-	-	11.5	2.9	-	-	-	3.8	8.1	15.6	.516	-	-	-	6.6	8.2	.798
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	5	31.4	8.0	3.4	3.4	6.8	1.4	1.2	1.8	0.8	2.8	3.6	5.6	.643	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	2.2	.364
Bailey Howell	4	40.8	17.8	-	-	10.5	2.8	-	-	-	4.8	6.0	16.0	.375	-	-	-	5.8	6.8	.852

Season 5
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2017-18	1963-64
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Steven Adams	76	32.7	13.9	5.1	4.0	9.0	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.7	2.8	5.9	9.4	.629	0.0	0.0	.000	2.1	3.8	.559
Bailey Howell	77	35.1	21.6	-	-	10.1	2.7	-	-	-	3.8	7.8	16.5	.472	-	-	-	6.1	7.5	.809
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	6	33.3	10.5	3.2	4.3	7.5	1.5	0.7	0.7	0.7	2.5	4.5	7.7	.587	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.2	.692
Bailey Howell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2019-20	1965-66
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost West Div 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		%
Steven Adams	63	26.7	10.9	3.3	6.0	9.3	2.3	0.8	1.1	1.5	1.9	4.5	7.6	.592	0.0	0.0	.333	1.9	3.2	.582
Bailey Howell	79	29.5	17.3	-	-	9.8	2.0	-	-	-	3.9	6.1	12.5	.488	-	-	-	5.1	7.0	.730
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	7	30.0	10.1	4.9	6.7	11.6	1.3	0.6	0.3	2.3	1.4	4.4	7.4	.596	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	2.9	.450
Bailey Howell	3	31.3	18.0	-	-	10.0	0.7	-	-	-	4.3	7.7	16.7	.460	-	-	-	2.7	3.7	.727

Season 8
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2020-21	1966-67
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Steven Adams	58	27.7	7.6	3.7	5.2	8.9	1.9	0.9	0.7	1.3	1.9	3.3	5.3	.614	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	2.3	.444
Bailey Howell	81	30.9	20.0	-	-	8.4	1.3	-	-	-	3.7	7.9	15.3	.512	-	-	-	4.3	5.8	.741
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bailey Howell	9	26.8	15.3	-	-	7.3	0.6	-	-	-	3.9	6.6	13.6	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.3	.667

Season 9
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2021-22	1967-68
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Steven Adams	76	26.3	6.9	4.6	5.4	10.0	3.4	0.9	0.8	1.5	2.0	2.8	5.1	.547	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.6	.543
Bailey Howell	82	34.2	19.8	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	3.5	7.8	16.3	.481	-	-	-	4.1	5.6	.727
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	7	16.3	3.4	2.1	4.3	6.4	2.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	1.7	1.3	3.0	.429	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.6	.545
Bailey Howell	19	31.4	18.1	-	-	7.7	1.2	-	-	-	4.4	7.1	13.9	.511	-	-	-	3.9	5.6	.692

Season 10
	Steven Adams	Bailey Howell
Season	2022-23	1968-69
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Steven Adams	42	27.0	8.6	5.1	6.5	11.5	2.3	0.9	1.1	1.9	2.3	3.7	6.3	.597	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	3.1	.364
Bailey Howell	78	32.4	19.7	-	-	8.8	1.8	-	-	-	3.7	7.8	16.1	.487	-	-	-	4.0	5.5	.735
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bailey Howell	18	30.6	15.0	-	-	6.6	1.1	-	-	-	4.7	6.2	12.7	.489	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.719