Rick Brunson vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

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

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Bob McAdoo 1

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

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.