Steven Adams
- Seasons
- 2013-14 to 2025-26
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Born
- Jul 20, 1993
- College
- Pitt
- Draft
- 2013, round 1, pick 12
Career advanced
- PER
- 17.0
- True shooting
- .588
- Effective FG
- .584
- Usage rate
- 14.5
- Win shares
- 63.9
- WS per 48
- .150
- Box plus/minus
- 0.5
- VORP
- 12.8
- Best season, WS
- 9.7
- Best season, BPM
- 2.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | OKC | 20 | 81 | 1,197 | 11.2 | .541 | .503 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | .114 | -3.1 | 0.9 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 108 | 102 |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 21 | 70 | 1,771 | 14.1 | .549 | .544 | 14.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.1 | .111 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 108 | 104 |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 22 | 80 | 2,014 | 15.5 | .621 | .613 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 6.5 | .155 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 123 | 105 |
| 2016-17 | OKC | 23 | 80 | 2,389 | 16.5 | .589 | .571 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.5 | .130 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 114 | 107 |
| 2017-18 | OKC | 24 | 76 | 2,487 | 20.6 | .630 | .629 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | .187 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 125 | 107 |
| 2018-19 | OKC | 25 | 80 | 2,669 | 18.5 | .591 | .595 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 9.1 | .163 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 120 | 106 |
| 2019-20 | OKC | 26 | 63 | 1,680 | 20.5 | .604 | .593 | 17.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .185 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 122 | 106 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 27 | 58 | 1,605 | 15.1 | .596 | .614 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.0 | .119 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 122 | 112 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 28 | 76 | 1,999 | 17.6 | .560 | .547 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 6.8 | .163 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 125 | 108 |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 29 | 42 | 1,133 | 17.5 | .564 | .597 | 14.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | .144 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 118 | 108 |
| 2024-25 | HOU | 31 | 58 | 794 | 16.6 | .541 | .545 | 13.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .137 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 118 | 109 |
| 2025-26 | HOU | 32 | 32 | 730 | 15.8 | .535 | .504 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .141 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 125 | 112 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.