Bob McAdoo
- Seasons
- 1972-73 to 1985-86
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Sep 25, 1951
- College
- Vincennes University, UNC
- Draft
- 1972, round 1, pick 2
2Championships
1MVP awards
2All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.7
- True shooting
- .551
- Effective FG
- .485
- Usage rate
- 25.8
- Win shares
- 89.0
- WS per 48
- .151
- Box plus/minus
- 2.2
- VORP
- 27.2
- Best season, WS
- 17.8
- Best season, BPM
- 5.0
- MVP vote shares
- 1.49
- Finals appearances
- 4
League-leading seasons: 3 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | BUF | 21 | 80 | 2,562 | 16.8 | .498 | .452 | – | 3.1 | 0.7 | 3.8 | .071 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | BUF | 22 | 74 | 3,185 | 24.7 | .594 | .547 | – | 10.9 | 4.4 | 15.3 | .231 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | – | 95 |
| 1974-75 | BUF | 23 | 82 | 3,539 | 25.8 | .569 | .512 | – | 12.7 | 5.1 | 17.8 | .242 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 4.7 | 6.0 | – | 95 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 24 | 78 | 3,328 | 23.3 | .542 | .487 | – | 7.7 | 4.6 | 12.3 | .178 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 | – | 96 |
| 1976-77 | 2+ teams | 25 | 72 | 2,798 | 21.8 | .557 | .512 | – | 5.8 | 3.8 | 9.6 | .164 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | – | 97 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 3,182 | 22.0 | .567 | .520 | 26.1 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 10.9 | .165 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 106 | 99 |
| 1978-79 | 2+ teams | 27 | 60 | 2,231 | 20.4 | .561 | .529 | 27.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .125 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 105 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | DET | 28 | 58 | 2,097 | 16.3 | .524 | .481 | 25.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .047 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 98 | 108 |
| 1980-81 | 2+ teams | 29 | 16 | 321 | 14.4 | .471 | .433 | 25.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .029 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 92 | 102 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 30 | 41 | 746 | 14.4 | .509 | .458 | 23.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .095 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 104 | 105 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 31 | 47 | 1,019 | 20.6 | .555 | .520 | 27.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .167 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 111 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 32 | 70 | 1,456 | 15.9 | .530 | .471 | 27.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .089 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -2.8 | -0.3 | 104 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 33 | 66 | 1,254 | 15.4 | .559 | .520 | 23.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | .110 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 108 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 34 | 29 | 609 | 12.2 | .513 | .462 | 22.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .056 | -2.2 | -1.2 | -3.4 | -0.2 | 101 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.