Bob McAdoo vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald 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.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Ben McDonald 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Ben McDonald 0

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)

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.