Bob McAdoo vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bob McAdoo 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

Bob McAdoo

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Bob McAdoo 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob McAdoo 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob McAdoo 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.