John Lucas vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo and John Lucas 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

John Lucas

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team John Lucas 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader John Lucas 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year John Lucas 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games John Lucas 928 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games John Lucas 45 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) 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.