John Lucas III vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo and John Lucas III 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

John Lucas III

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas III 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team John Lucas III 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas III 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader John Lucas III 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year John Lucas III 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 4.7 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) 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.