Aaron James vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo and Aaron James that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Aaron James

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aaron James: 1974-75 to 1978-79
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Aaron James 5 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron James 10.8 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James 4.1 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Aaron James 1.0 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Aaron James 0.4 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James 0.2 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron James 3,829 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Aaron James 1,470 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Aaron James 370 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Aaron James 158 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Aaron James 69 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Aaron James 356 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron James .481 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Aaron James - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Aaron James .760 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron James 12.2 (1978) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James 5.3 (1978) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Aaron James 1.4 (1978) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Aaron James 0.5 (1975) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James 0.3 (1979) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Aaron James 0 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron James - Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Aaron James - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Aaron James - Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James - Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.