Eddie Johnson vs. Bob McAdoo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob McAdoo and Eddie Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Eddie Johnson played 17 years in the NBA, 3 more than Bob McAdoo, who played 14. Eddie Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Bob McAdoo had his rookie season in 1972-73. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Eddie Johnson	17	10	1981-82 to 1998-99
Bob McAdoo	14	9	1972-73 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1981-82	1972-73
Team	Kansas City Kings	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	74	20.5	9.3	1.7	2.6	4.4	1.5	0.7	0.2	1.3	2.8	4.0	8.7	.459	0.0	0.1	.091	1.3	2.0	.664
Bob McAdoo	80	32.0	18.0	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.2	7.3	16.2	.452	-	-	-	3.4	4.4	.774

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1982-83	1973-74
Team	Kansas City Kings	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	82	35.8	19.8	2.3	3.8	6.1	2.6	0.9	0.2	2.2	3.2	8.3	16.7	.494	0.2	0.9	.282	3.0	3.9	.779
Bob McAdoo	74	43.0	30.6	3.8	11.3	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	-	3.4	12.2	22.3	.547	-	-	-	6.2	7.8	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob McAdoo	6	45.2	31.7	2.3	11.3	13.7	1.5	1.0	2.2	-	4.2	12.7	26.5	.478	-	-	-	6.3	7.8	.809


Season 3
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1983-84	1974-75
Team	Kansas City Kings	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	82	35.6	21.9	2.0	3.5	5.5	3.6	0.9	0.3	2.6	3.2	9.2	18.9	.485	0.2	0.8	.313	3.3	4.0	.810
Bob McAdoo	82	43.2	34.5	3.7	10.3	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	-	3.4	13.4	26.1	.512	-	-	-	7.8	9.7	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	3	35.7	17.0	1.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	2.7	7.0	16.0	.438	0.7	1.7	.400	2.3	2.3	1.000
Bob McAdoo	7	46.7	37.4	3.6	9.9	13.4	1.4	0.9	2.7	-	4.1	14.9	30.9	.481	-	-	-	7.7	10.4	.740


Season 4
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1984-85	1975-76
Team	Kansas City Kings	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	-	Scoring Leader
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	82	36.9	22.9	1.8	3.1	5.0	3.3	1.0	0.3	2.7	2.9	9.4	19.1	.491	0.2	0.7	.241	4.0	4.5	.871
Bob McAdoo	78	42.7	31.1	3.1	9.3	12.4	4.0	1.2	2.1	-	3.8	12.0	24.6	.487	-	-	-	7.2	9.4	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob McAdoo	9	45.1	28.0	3.4	10.8	14.2	3.2	0.8	2.0	-	4.1	10.8	23.9	.451	-	-	-	6.4	9.1	.707


Season 5
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1985-86	1976-77
Team	Sacramento Kings	Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	82	30.7	18.7	2.1	3.0	5.1	2.6	0.7	0.2	2.3	2.9	7.6	16.0	.475	0.0	0.2	.200	3.4	4.2	.816
Bob McAdoo	72	38.9	25.8	2.8	10.1	12.9	2.8	1.1	1.4	-	3.6	10.3	20.1	.512	-	-	-	5.3	7.2	.738

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	3	32.0	18.7	3.3	3.7	7.0	1.3	1.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	8.0	18.3	.436	0.0	1.0	.000	2.7	3.0	.889
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1986-87	1977-78
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	81	30.3	18.7	1.8	2.6	4.4	3.1	0.5	0.2	2.0	2.7	7.5	16.2	.463	0.5	1.5	.314	3.3	4.0	.829
Bob McAdoo	79	40.3	26.5	3.0	9.8	12.8	3.8	1.3	1.6	4.4	3.8	10.3	19.8	.520	-	-	-	5.9	8.2	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob McAdoo	6	39.7	23.8	1.8	7.8	9.7	3.8	1.2	2.0	3.8	3.2	10.2	21.0	.484	-	-	-	3.5	5.8	.600


Season 7
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1987-88	1978-79
Team	Phoenix Suns	New York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	73	29.8	17.7	1.7	2.7	4.4	2.5	0.5	0.1	1.9	2.6	7.3	15.2	.480	0.3	1.3	.255	2.8	3.3	.850
Bob McAdoo	60	37.2	24.8	2.2	6.5	8.7	2.8	1.2	1.1	3.6	3.2	9.9	18.8	.529	-	-	-	4.9	7.5	.656

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1988-89	1979-80
Team	Phoenix Suns	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	70	29.2	21.5	1.3	3.1	4.4	2.3	0.7	0.1	1.7	2.8	8.7	17.5	.497	1.0	2.5	.413	3.1	3.6	.868
Bob McAdoo	58	36.2	21.1	1.7	6.3	8.1	3.4	1.3	1.1	4.1	3.1	8.5	17.7	.480	0.1	0.4	.125	4.1	5.6	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	12	32.7	17.8	2.3	4.9	7.3	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.5	3.4	7.1	17.2	.413	1.1	3.2	.342	2.5	3.3	.769
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1989-90	1980-81
Team	Phoenix Suns	Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	64	28.3	16.9	1.1	2.8	3.8	1.7	0.5	0.2	1.7	2.7	6.4	14.2	.453	1.1	2.9	.380	2.9	3.2	.917
Bob McAdoo	16	20.1	10.3	1.1	3.1	4.2	1.9	1.1	0.8	2.0	2.4	4.3	9.8	.433	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.6	.707

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	16	21.1	12.3	0.9	2.6	3.6	1.1	0.6	0.3	1.3	2.5	4.5	10.0	.450	0.9	2.4	.395	2.3	2.9	.787
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1990-91	1981-82
Team	Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	81	25.7	16.7	1.3	2.0	3.3	1.4	0.7	0.1	1.5	2.2	6.7	13.9	.484	0.5	1.5	.325	2.8	3.2	.891
Bob McAdoo	41	18.2	9.6	1.1	2.8	3.9	0.8	0.5	0.9	1.2	2.7	3.7	8.0	.458	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.1	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	5	34.2	24.0	2.4	1.8	4.2	1.4	1.4	0.2	1.6	2.6	9.2	17.8	.517	0.8	3.0	.267	4.8	5.8	.828
Bob McAdoo	14	27.7	16.7	1.5	5.3	6.8	1.6	0.7	1.5	2.5	3.1	7.2	12.8	.564	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.681


Season 11
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1991-92	1982-83
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	81	29.2	17.1	1.5	2.1	3.6	2.0	0.7	0.1	1.6	2.5	6.6	14.4	.459	0.3	1.3	.252	3.6	4.2	.861
Bob McAdoo	47	21.7	15.0	1.6	3.6	5.3	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.4	3.3	6.2	12.0	.520	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.5	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	9	27.4	18.4	0.9	2.1	3.0	0.9	0.3	0.3	1.7	2.1	7.2	15.2	.474	0.4	2.4	.182	3.6	3.8	.941
Bob McAdoo	8	20.8	10.9	1.9	3.9	5.8	0.6	1.4	1.3	1.8	2.9	4.6	10.5	.440	0.3	0.8	.333	1.4	1.8	.786


Season 12
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1992-93	1983-84
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	82	22.8	14.4	1.5	1.8	3.3	1.6	0.4	0.0	1.6	2.1	5.6	12.1	.467	0.2	0.7	.304	2.9	3.1	.911
Bob McAdoo	70	20.8	13.1	1.2	3.0	4.1	1.1	0.6	0.7	1.8	2.6	5.0	10.7	.471	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	3.8	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	19	20.1	10.8	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.9	0.2	0.1	1.0	2.3	4.3	11.1	.390	0.6	1.9	.333	1.5	1.6	.935
Bob McAdoo	20	22.4	14.0	1.5	3.9	5.4	0.6	0.6	1.4	2.0	3.2	5.6	10.8	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	4.1	.704


Season 13
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1993-94	1984-85
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	73	20.0	11.5	1.1	2.0	3.1	1.7	0.5	0.1	1.2	2.0	4.6	10.1	.459	0.8	2.1	.393	1.4	1.7	.780
Bob McAdoo	66	19.0	10.5	1.2	3.3	4.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.4	2.6	4.3	8.3	.520	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	2.5	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob McAdoo	19	20.9	11.4	1.3	3.2	4.5	0.8	0.5	1.4	1.7	3.5	4.8	10.2	.472	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.5	.745

Note: Eddie Johnson didn't play in 1994-95.


Season 14
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1995-96	1985-86
Team	Indiana Pacers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	62	16.2	7.7	0.7	1.7	2.5	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.7	2.9	7.0	.413	0.7	2.1	.352	1.1	1.3	.886
Bob McAdoo	29	21.0	10.1	0.9	2.7	3.6	1.2	0.3	0.6	1.7	2.2	4.0	8.7	.462	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.8	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	1	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Bob McAdoo	5	14.6	10.8	1.6	1.2	2.8	0.4	0.8	1.0	0.4	2.6	4.0	7.2	.556	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.2	.875


Season 15
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1996-97	-
Team	Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	52	17.6	8.2	0.5	2.1	2.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.6	3.1	7.0	.442	0.9	2.5	.374	1.1	1.3	.809
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	16	17.7	8.3	0.9	1.3	2.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.4	1.1	3.0	7.3	.410	0.9	2.9	.298	1.4	1.5	.958
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1997-98	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	75	19.9	8.4	0.7	1.4	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.2	3.0	7.3	.417	0.9	2.6	.333	1.5	1.8	.831
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	5	17.6	5.6	0.8	0.8	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.6	2.0	1.8	5.4	.333	0.6	2.0	.300	1.4	1.6	.875
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 17
	Eddie Johnson	Bob McAdoo
Season	1998-99	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	3	6.0	4.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	2.0	4.3	.462	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eddie Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob McAdoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Eddie Johnson vs. Bob McAdoo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob McAdoo and Eddie Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17