Steven Adams vs. Mike Dunleavy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Dunleavy 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, 1 less than Mike Dunleavy, who played 11. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Mike Dunleavy had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Mike Dunleavy	11	7	1976-77 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2013-14	1976-77
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	76ers Lost NBA 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	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
Mike Dunleavy	32	11.2	4.8	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.1	-	2.0	1.9	4.5	.414	-	-	-	1.1	1.4	.756

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
Mike Dunleavy	11	6.2	2.0	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.0	-	1.3	0.8	2.3	.360	-	-	-	0.4	0.5	.800


Season 2
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2014-15	1977-78
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets
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
Mike Dunleavy	15	7.9	3.5	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.9	0.6	0.1	0.8	0.8	1.3	3.3	.400	-	-	-	0.9	1.2	.722

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


Season 3
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2015-16	1978-79
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Rockets 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
Mike Dunleavy	74	20.1	8.0	0.4	1.4	1.7	4.4	0.8	0.1	1.8	2.3	2.9	5.7	.506	-	-	-	2.1	2.5	.864

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
Mike Dunleavy	1	10.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	.000	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 4
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2016-17	1979-80
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets 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
Mike Dunleavy	51	20.3	8.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	4.1	0.8	0.1	2.2	2.4	2.9	6.3	.464	0.1	0.4	.150	2.2	2.6	.828

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
Mike Dunleavy	6	7.5	2.8	0.3	0.5	0.8	2.2	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.8	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.3	.000	0.8	1.0	.833


Season 5
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2017-18	1980-81
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost NBA 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	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
Mike Dunleavy	74	21.7	10.5	0.4	1.2	1.6	3.6	0.9	0.0	1.9	2.2	4.2	8.5	.491	0.0	0.2	.063	2.1	2.5	.839

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
Mike Dunleavy	20	23.6	8.9	0.5	1.7	2.1	3.4	0.8	0.1	1.5	3.0	3.5	7.6	.454	0.3	0.8	.400	1.7	1.9	.868


Season 6
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2018-19	1981-82
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets 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		%
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
Mike Dunleavy	70	18.8	7.4	0.3	1.1	1.5	3.2	0.6	0.0	1.1	2.3	2.9	6.4	.458	0.5	1.2	.384	1.1	1.5	.708

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
Mike Dunleavy	3	22.0	7.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	2.3	3.0	7.3	.409	0.0	1.3	.000	1.7	2.0	.833


Season 7
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2019-20	1982-83
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Spurs 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		%
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
Mike Dunleavy	79	20.5	7.8	0.2	1.5	1.7	5.5	0.9	0.1	2.0	2.7	2.7	6.5	.418	0.8	2.5	.345	1.5	1.9	.779

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
Mike Dunleavy	11	15.8	5.5	0.3	0.9	1.2	4.5	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.0	2.0	5.9	.338	0.7	2.7	.267	0.8	1.2	.692


Season 8
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2020-21	1983-84
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East 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		%
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
Mike Dunleavy	17	23.8	11.2	0.4	1.3	1.6	4.6	0.7	0.1	2.1	3.0	4.1	7.5	.551	1.1	2.6	.422	1.9	2.4	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Dunleavy	15	26.2	11.3	0.7	1.7	2.3	3.1	1.1	0.0	2.3	3.9	3.9	8.6	.457	1.2	3.3	.360	2.2	2.4	.917


Season 9
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2021-22	1984-85
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	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	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
Mike Dunleavy	19	22.8	8.9	0.3	1.3	1.6	4.5	0.8	0.2	2.1	2.9	3.4	7.1	.474	0.8	2.5	.340	1.3	1.5	.862

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
Mike Dunleavy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Mike Dunleavy didn't play in 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88.


Season 10
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	2022-23	1988-89
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Milwaukee Bucks
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
Mike Dunleavy	2	2.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	.500	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-

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


Season 11
	Steven Adams	Mike Dunleavy
Season	-	1989-90
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Dunleavy	5	8.6	3.4	0.0	0.4	0.4	2.0	0.2	0.0	1.6	1.4	0.8	2.8	.286	0.4	1.8	.222	1.4	1.6	.875

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

Steven Adams vs. Mike Dunleavy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Dunleavy 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