Bob McAdoo vs. Calvin Murphy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Calvin Murphy and Bob McAdoo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bob McAdoo played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Calvin Murphy, who played 13. Bob McAdoo had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, while Calvin Murphy had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bob McAdoo |
14 |
9 |
1972-73 to 1985-86 |
Calvin Murphy |
13 |
6 |
1970-71 to 1982-83 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
74 |
43.0 |
30.6 |
3.8 |
11.3 |
15.1 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
- |
3.4 |
12.2 |
22.3 |
.547 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
7.8 |
.793 |
Calvin Murphy |
82 |
31.0 |
18.2 |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.0 |
15.3 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.8 |
.890 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
6 |
45.2 |
31.7 |
2.3 |
11.3 |
13.7 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
- |
4.2 |
12.7 |
26.5 |
.478 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.809 |
Calvin Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
82 |
43.2 |
34.5 |
3.7 |
10.3 |
14.1 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
- |
3.4 |
13.4 |
26.1 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
7.8 |
9.7 |
.805 |
Calvin Murphy |
77 |
22.0 |
13.0 |
- |
- |
1.9 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.9 |
10.6 |
.465 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.888 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
7 |
46.7 |
37.4 |
3.6 |
9.9 |
13.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
- |
4.1 |
14.9 |
30.9 |
.481 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
10.4 |
.740 |
Calvin Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
78 |
42.7 |
31.1 |
3.1 |
9.3 |
12.4 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
- |
3.8 |
12.0 |
24.6 |
.487 |
- |
- |
- |
7.2 |
9.4 |
.762 |
Calvin Murphy |
81 |
36.1 |
20.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
- |
3.8 |
8.3 |
15.9 |
.522 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.4 |
.868 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
9 |
45.1 |
28.0 |
3.4 |
10.8 |
14.2 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
- |
4.1 |
10.8 |
23.9 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
9.1 |
.707 |
Calvin Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
72 |
38.9 |
25.8 |
2.8 |
10.1 |
12.9 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
- |
3.6 |
10.3 |
20.1 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.2 |
.738 |
Calvin Murphy |
78 |
32.2 |
18.7 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
- |
3.6 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
4.9 |
.883 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Calvin Murphy |
8 |
38.1 |
24.4 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
- |
4.5 |
9.0 |
19.5 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
7.1 |
.895 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
79 |
40.3 |
26.5 |
3.0 |
9.8 |
12.8 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
10.3 |
19.8 |
.520 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
8.2 |
.727 |
Calvin Murphy |
82 |
36.5 |
21.0 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
- |
3.6 |
8.2 |
16.7 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.0 |
.907 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
6 |
39.7 |
23.8 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
9.7 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
10.2 |
21.0 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.8 |
.600 |
Calvin Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
60 |
37.2 |
24.8 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
8.7 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
9.9 |
18.8 |
.529 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
7.5 |
.656 |
Calvin Murphy |
82 |
33.7 |
17.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
- |
3.4 |
7.3 |
14.8 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.886 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Calvin Murphy |
12 |
35.0 |
19.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
- |
3.9 |
8.5 |
17.8 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.5 |
.933 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
58 |
36.2 |
21.1 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
8.5 |
17.7 |
.480 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.125 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
.730 |
Calvin Murphy |
76 |
38.2 |
25.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
11.2 |
22.9 |
.491 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.5 |
.918 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Calvin Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
16 |
20.1 |
10.3 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.707 |
Calvin Murphy |
82 |
35.9 |
20.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
8.6 |
17.4 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.2 |
.928 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Calvin Murphy |
2 |
36.5 |
13.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
15.5 |
.290 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.5 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
41 |
18.2 |
9.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.714 |
Calvin Murphy |
76 |
35.2 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
8.2 |
16.7 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.040 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
.897 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
14 |
27.7 |
16.7 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
12.8 |
.564 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.4 |
.681 |
Calvin Murphy |
7 |
37.9 |
18.7 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
8.3 |
15.4 |
.537 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.500 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
47 |
21.7 |
15.0 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
6.2 |
12.0 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.730 |
Calvin Murphy |
76 |
26.5 |
16.7 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
6.9 |
14.1 |
.492 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.235 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
.958 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
8 |
20.8 |
10.9 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
10.5 |
.440 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.786 |
Calvin Murphy |
19 |
28.4 |
18.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
7.5 |
15.1 |
.495 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
.967 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
70 |
20.8 |
13.1 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
10.7 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.803 |
Calvin Murphy |
64 |
18.8 |
10.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
10.1 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.063 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
.909 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
20 |
22.4 |
14.0 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.6 |
10.8 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.704 |
Calvin Murphy |
3 |
19.0 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
7.3 |
.227 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
66 |
19.0 |
10.5 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.753 |
Calvin Murphy |
64 |
22.2 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
11.8 |
.447 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
.920 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
19 |
20.9 |
11.4 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
10.2 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.745 |
Calvin Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
29 |
21.0 |
10.1 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.765 |
Calvin Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob McAdoo |
5 |
14.6 |
10.8 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
7.2 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.875 |
Calvin Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |