James Edwards vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo and James Edwards 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

James Edwards

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Edwards 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Edwards 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader James Edwards 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year James Edwards 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games James Edwards 111 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) 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.