Clemon Johnson vs. Bob McAdoo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob McAdoo and Clemon 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

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.

Clemon Johnson played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Bob McAdoo, who played 14. Clemon Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Clemon Johnson 10 8 1978-79 to 1987-88
Bob McAdoo 14 9 1972-73 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1978-791972-73
Team Portland Trail BlazersBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Clemon Johnson 74 10.7 3.2 1.1 1.9 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.6 1.4 2.9 .470 - - - 0.5 1.0 .486
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 %
Clemon Johnson 3 15.7 4.7 1.7 4.0 5.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.3 1.7 1.3 3.7 .364 - - - 2.0 3.7 .545
Bob McAdoo ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1979-801973-74
Team Indiana PacersBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBraves 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 %
Clemon Johnson 79 19.5 6.0 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.5 0.6 1.5 1.0 2.7 2.5 5.0 .503 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .632
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 %
Clemon 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

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1980-811974-75
Team Indiana PacersBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdBraves 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 %
Clemon Johnson 81 20.3 7.2 2.1 3.6 5.8 1.8 0.5 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.9 5.8 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.3 .593
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 %
Clemon Johnson 2 27.5 7.5 5.0 5.0 10.0 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 6.0 .417 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 5.0 .500
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

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1981-821975-76
Team Indiana PacersBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBraves 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 %
Clemon Johnson 79 25.1 9.5 2.3 4.9 7.2 1.6 0.8 1.4 1.7 3.1 3.9 8.1 .487 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .651
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 %
Clemon 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

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1982-831976-77
Team Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ersBuffalo Braves, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Clemon Johnson 83 23.1 8.5 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.5 2.7 3.6 7.0 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .617
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 %
Clemon Johnson 12 16.8 4.2 1.8 1.8 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.0 2.3 2.1 4.1 .510 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000
Bob McAdoo ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1983-841977-78
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Clemon Johnson 80 21.5 5.7 1.6 3.3 5.0 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.6 2.4 5.2 .468 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .611
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 %
Clemon Johnson 5 9.0 1.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.6 0.8 2.4 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1984-851978-79
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Clemon Johnson 58 15.1 4.7 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.9 2.0 4.1 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .735
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 %
Clemon Johnson 13 12.7 3.2 1.3 1.5 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.5 1.0 2.5 .394 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.6 .762
Bob McAdoo ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1985-861979-80
Team Philadelphia 76ersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Clemon Johnson 75 14.3 3.5 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.7 1.4 3.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .630
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 %
Clemon Johnson 12 25.3 6.2 1.9 3.1 5.0 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.8 2.9 2.4 4.4 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .640
Bob McAdoo ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1986-871980-81
Team Seattle SupersonicsDetroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Clemon Johnson 78 13.5 3.2 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.1 2.3 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.4 .636
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 %
Clemon Johnson 14 18.7 4.3 1.8 1.7 3.5 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.7 3.8 .453 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .632
Bob McAdoo ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season 1987-881981-82
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion 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 %
Clemon Johnson 74 9.8 1.6 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.4 0.7 1.4 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .688
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 %
Clemon Johnson 5 7.8 1.4 0.0 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.0 0.6 1.4 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
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

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season -1982-83
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season -1983-84
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season -1984-85
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion 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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Clemon 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

Season 14

Clemon Johnson Bob McAdoo
Season -1985-86
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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