Earl Cureton vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Bob McAdoo 1

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

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.