Rick Adelman vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader Rick Adelman 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.