Tom Burleson vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Burleson 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader Tom Burleson 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Tom Burleson 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (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.