Bob McAdoo vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum and Bob McAdoo 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

Bob McAdoo

vs.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Earl Tatum 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Earl Tatum 0

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.