Bob McAdoo

Bob McAdoo Hall of Fame · 2000 Top 75

Buffalo Braves

2× NBA Champion 1984-85, 1981-82

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
22.1
2.23× era #32 all-time
peak 1974-75 · 3.49×
RPG
9.5
2.11× era #71 all-time
peak 1973-74 · 3.09×
APG
2.3
0.99× era
peak 1975-76 · 1.98×
SPG
0.9
BPG
1.3

Shooting Percentages

FG%
49.9%
3P%
0.9%
FT%
75.3%

Career Totals

Games Played
852
Total Points
18793
Total Rebounds
8058
Total Assists
1946
Total Steals
755
Total Blocks
1146

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG81726351972-731979-801985-861972-73: 18.0 PPG1973-74: 30.6 PPG1974-75: 34.5 PPG1975-76: 31.1 PPG1976-77: 26.7 PPG1977-78: 26.5 PPG1978-79: 26.9 PPG1979-80: 21.1 PPG1980-81: 9.3 PPG1981-82: 9.6 PPG1982-83: 15.0 PPG1983-84: 13.1 PPG1984-85: 10.5 PPG1985-86: 10.1 PPG1972-73: 9.1 RPG1973-74: 15.1 RPG1974-75: 14.1 RPG1975-76: 12.4 RPG1976-77: 12.7 RPG1977-78: 12.8 RPG1978-79: 9.5 RPG1979-80: 8.1 RPG1980-81: 2.6 RPG1981-82: 3.9 RPG1982-83: 5.3 RPG1983-84: 4.1 RPG1984-85: 4.5 RPG1985-86: 3.6 RPG1972-73: 1.7 APG1973-74: 2.3 APG1974-75: 2.2 APG1975-76: 4.0 APG1976-77: 2.7 APG1977-78: 3.8 APG1978-79: 3.2 APG1979-80: 3.4 APG1980-81: 1.0 APG1981-82: 0.8 APG1982-83: 0.8 APG1983-84: 1.1 APG1984-85: 1.0 APG1985-86: 1.2 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
55.1%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
50.3%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 94
PPG 18.3
RPG 7.6
APG 1.3
FG% 49.7%
3P% 2.8%
FT% 72.8%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • MVP 1974-75
  • Rookie of the Year 1972-73
  • All-NBA 1st Team 1974-75
  • All-NBA 2nd Team 1973-74
  • All-Rookie 1st Team 1972-73
  • All-Star ×5 1977-78, 1976-77, 1975-76, 1974-75, 1973-74

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1985-86 PHL 29 21.0 10.1 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.6 46.2% 0.0% 76.5%
1984-85 LAL 66 19.0 10.5 4.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 52.0% 0.0% 75.3%
1983-84 LAL 70 20.8 13.1 4.1 1.1 0.6 0.7 47.1% 0.0% 80.3%
1982-83 LAL 47 21.7 15.0 5.3 0.8 0.9 0.9 52.0% 0.0% 73.0%
1981-82 LAL 41 18.2 9.6 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.9 45.8% 0.0% 71.4%
1980-81 NJN 10 15.3 9.3 2.6 1.0 0.9 0.6 50.7% 0.0% 81.0%
1979-80 DET 58 36.2 21.1 8.1 3.4 1.3 1.1 48.0% 12.5% 73.0%
1978-79 NYK 40 39.9 26.9 9.5 3.2 1.6 1.2 54.1% 0.0% 65.1%
1977-78 NYK 79 40.3 26.5 12.8 3.8 1.3 1.6 52.0% 0.0% 72.7%
1976-77 NYK 52 39.1 26.7 12.7 2.7 1.2 1.2 53.4% 0.0% 75.7%
1975-76 BUF 78 42.7 31.1 12.4 4.0 1.2 2.1 48.7% 0.0% 76.2%
1974-75 BUF 82 43.2 34.5 14.1 2.2 1.1 2.1 51.2% 0.0% 80.5%
1973-74 BUF 74 43.0 30.6 15.1 2.3 1.2 3.3 54.7% 0.0% 79.3%
1972-73 BUF 80 32.0 18.0 9.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 77.4%

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1 Dino Radja 1993 – 1996 16.7p 8.4r 1.6a 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1969 – 1988 24.6p 11.2r 3.6a 3 Moses Malone 1976 – 1994 20.6p 12.2r 1.3a 4 Al Jefferson 2004 – 2017 15.7p 8.4r 1.5a 5 Elvin Hayes 1968 – 1983 21.0p 12.5r 1.8a