Bob McAdoo vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Norm Nixon 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Norm Nixon 0

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

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.