Mel Davis vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo and Mel Davis 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

Mel Davis

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 5.3 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.