Steven Adams vs. Gerald Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gerald Wilkins 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.

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.

Steven Adams played 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Gerald Wilkins, who played 13. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Gerald Wilkins had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Steven Adams	10	7	2013-14 to 2022-23
Gerald Wilkins	13	8	1985-86 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2013-14	1985-86
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	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	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
Gerald Wilkins	81	25.0	12.5	1.1	1.4	2.6	2.0	0.8	0.1	1.9	1.9	5.4	11.5	.468	0.1	0.3	.280	1.6	2.9	.557

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
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2014-15	1986-87
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Gerald Wilkins	80	34.5	19.1	1.5	2.2	3.7	4.4	1.1	0.2	2.7	2.1	7.9	16.3	.486	0.3	0.9	.351	2.9	4.2	.701

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2015-16	1987-88
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	81	33.4	17.4	1.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	1.1	0.3	2.6	2.3	7.3	16.3	.446	0.5	1.6	.302	2.4	3.0	.786

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
Gerald Wilkins	4	37.3	20.0	0.3	1.8	2.0	4.8	1.0	0.0	2.8	3.0	8.3	17.3	.478	0.5	1.0	.500	3.0	3.5	.857


Season 4
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2016-17	1988-89
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	81	29.8	14.3	1.2	1.8	3.0	3.4	1.4	0.3	2.1	2.0	5.7	12.7	.451	0.6	2.1	.297	2.3	3.0	.756

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
Gerald Wilkins	9	32.2	16.1	1.0	2.7	3.7	4.7	1.3	0.3	2.4	3.0	7.0	14.6	.481	0.1	1.1	.100	2.0	2.6	.783


Season 5
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2017-18	1989-90
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	82	31.8	14.5	1.6	2.9	4.5	4.0	1.2	0.3	2.4	2.3	5.8	12.6	.457	0.5	1.5	.312	2.5	3.2	.803

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
Gerald Wilkins	10	31.9	14.6	1.4	2.2	3.6	5.2	1.4	0.1	1.8	2.3	6.3	13.7	.460	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.2	.818


Season 6
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2018-19	1990-91
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks 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		%
Steven Adams	80	33.4	13.9	4.9	4.6	9.5	1.6	1.5	1.0	1.7	2.6	6.0	10.1	.595	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	3.7	.500
Gerald Wilkins	68	31.8	13.8	1.1	1.9	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.3	2.4	2.7	5.6	11.8	.473	0.1	0.6	.209	2.5	3.0	.820

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	5	31.8	11.8	2.4	4.8	7.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.8	2.6	5.6	8.4	.667	0.0	0.2	.000	0.6	1.6	.375
Gerald Wilkins	3	26.0	10.7	0.7	2.0	2.7	1.7	1.7	0.3	2.7	3.7	4.7	12.7	.368	0.7	2.3	.286	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 7
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2019-20	1991-92
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	82	28.6	12.4	0.9	1.6	2.5	2.7	0.9	0.2	1.4	2.4	5.3	11.8	.447	0.5	1.3	.352	1.4	1.9	.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
Gerald Wilkins	12	28.7	8.9	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.8	0.4	0.1	1.3	2.9	3.8	9.1	.413	0.1	1.1	.077	1.3	1.9	.696


Season 8
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2020-21	1992-93
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	80	26.0	11.1	0.9	1.8	2.7	2.3	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.9	4.5	10.0	.453	0.2	0.7	.276	1.9	2.3	.840

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	9	26.2	10.3	0.7	1.1	1.8	2.7	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.8	4.2	9.7	.437	0.4	1.3	.333	1.4	1.9	.765


Season 9
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2021-22	1993-94
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Cavaliers 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	82	33.8	14.3	1.3	2.4	3.7	3.1	1.3	0.5	1.6	2.3	5.4	11.9	.457	1.0	2.6	.396	2.4	3.0	.776

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
Gerald Wilkins	3	42.0	20.3	1.0	3.3	4.3	3.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	6.7	15.0	.444	2.3	5.3	.438	4.7	5.3	.875

Note: Gerald Wilkins didn't play in 1994-95.


Season 10
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2022-23	1995-96
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Vancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Gerald Wilkins	28	26.4	6.7	0.8	1.5	2.3	2.4	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.0	2.8	7.3	.376	0.5	2.3	.219	0.7	0.8	.870

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Magic 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		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	80	27.5	10.6	0.7	1.4	2.2	2.2	0.7	0.2	1.5	1.8	4.0	9.5	.426	0.8	2.5	.325	1.7	2.4	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	5	28.6	9.4	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.6	1.4	3.2	9.0	.356	0.6	1.8	.333	2.4	2.8	.857


Season 12
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	Orlando Magic
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		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	72	17.4	5.3	0.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.1	2.0	6.0	.325	0.4	1.5	.266	1.0	1.4	.704

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Steven Adams	Gerald Wilkins
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Orlando Magic
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		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	3	9.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Steven Adams vs. Gerald Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gerald Wilkins 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13