Rick Carlisle vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.