Nerlens Noel vs Steven Adams

Nerlens NoelSteven Adams

Nerlens Noel and Steven Adams compared on their NBA careers: Nerlens Noel played 9 seasons, 2014-15 to 2022-23, Steven Adams 12 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26. Nerlens Noel averaged 7.1 points a game to Steven Adams's 8.7.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nerlens Noel and Steven Adams career per game
467GP796
22MIN25.7
7.1PTS8.7
6.1REB8
1.1AST1.5
1.3STL0.8
1.5BLK0.9
54.6FG%58.4
203P%5.9
65.5FT%53.4
57.3TS%58.8

Career totals

Nerlens Noel and Steven Adams career totals
3,338PTS6,930
2,834REB6,390
501AST1,193
588STL668
683BLK723
54.6FG%58.4
203P%5.9
65.5FT%53.4
57.3TS%58.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Nerlens Noel and Steven Adams postseason
17GP73
14.6MIN25.7
4PTS7.5
4REB7.3
0.2AST0.9
0.5STL0.5
0.6BLK0.9
53.2FG%61.4
03P%0
64.3FT%53.4
57.3TS%61.3

Where each stands all time

Nerlens Noel and Steven Adams all-time places
166th (683)Blocks156th (723)
—Rebounds118th (6,390)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Nerlens Noel: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team
  • Steven Adams: 0 championships; All-Rookie Second Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Nerlens Noel and Steven Adams season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2014-159.98.11.72013-143.34.10.5
2nd2015-1611.18.11.82014-157.77.50.9
3rd2016-178.75.812015-1686.70.8
4th2017-184.45.60.72016-1711.37.71.1
5th2018-194.94.20.62017-1813.991.2
6th2019-207.44.90.92018-1913.99.51.6
7th2020-215.16.40.72019-2010.99.32.3
8th2021-223.45.60.92020-217.68.91.9
9th2022-232.12.70.62021-226.9103.4
10th————2022-238.611.52.3
11th————2024-253.95.61.1
12th————2025-265.88.61.5

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST