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Bill Russell vs Bob McAdoo Comparison

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Info

Teams

Bill Russell Boston Celtics (1956-1969)
Bob McAdoo Buffalo Braves (1972-1976), New York Knicks (1976-1979), Boston Celtics (1979), Detroit Pistons (1979-1981), New Jersey Nets (1981), Los Angeles Lakers (1981-1985), Philadelphia 76ers (1986)

Position

Bill Russell Center
Bob McAdoo Power Forward, Center

Height

Bill Russell 6'10"
Bob McAdoo 6'9"

Weight

Bill Russell 215
Bob McAdoo 210

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Bill Russell 11 (1957, 1959-1966, 1968-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob McAdoo 2 (1982, 1985) StarStar

Finals Appearances

Bill Russell 12 (1957-1966, 1968-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob McAdoo 4 (1982-1985) StarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Bill Russell 13 (1957-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob McAdoo 9 (1974-1976, 1978, 1982-1986) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Bill Russell Yes Inducted in 1975
Bob McAdoo Yes Inducted in 2000

Number Retired

Bill Russell Yes
Bob McAdoo No

Regular Season MVP

Bill Russell 5 (1958, 1961-1963, 1965) StarStarStarStarStar
Bob McAdoo 1 (1975) Star

All-NBA First Team

Bill Russell 3 (1959, 1963, 1965) StarStarStar
Bob McAdoo 1 (1975) Star

All-Star Games

Bill Russell 12 (1958-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob McAdoo 5 (1974–1978) StarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Bill Russell No
Bob McAdoo Yes (1973)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Bill Russell 8 (1958, 1960-1962, 1964, 1966-1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob McAdoo 1 (1974) Star

Defensive Player of the Year

Bill Russell 0
Bob McAdoo 0

All-Defensive First Team

Bill Russell 1 (1969) Star
Bob McAdoo 0

NBA Scoring Leader

Bill Russell 0
Bob McAdoo 3 (1974-1976) StarStarStar

NBA Rebound Leader

Bill Russell 4 (1958-1959, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar
Bob McAdoo 0

NBA Assist Leader

Bill Russell 0
Bob McAdoo 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 963
Bob McAdoo 852

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 42.3
Bob McAdoo 33.2

Points

Bill Russell 14,522
Bob McAdoo 18,787

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 4,100
Bob McAdoo 1,951

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 21,620
Bob McAdoo 8,048

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 5,687
Bob McAdoo 7,420

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 3,148
Bob McAdoo 3,944

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 5,614
Bob McAdoo 5,229

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 15.1
Bob McAdoo 22.1

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 4.3
Bob McAdoo 2.3

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 22.5
Bob McAdoo 9.4

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .440%
Bob McAdoo .503%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .561%
Bob McAdoo .754%

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .471%
Bob McAdoo .551%

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 165
Bob McAdoo 94

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 45.4
Bob McAdoo 28.9

Points

Bill Russell 2,673
Bob McAdoo 1,718

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 770
Bob McAdoo 127

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 4,104
Bob McAdoo 711

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 1,003
Bob McAdoo 698

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 667
Bob McAdoo 320

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 1,106
Bob McAdoo 442

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 16.2
Bob McAdoo 18.3

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 4.7
Bob McAdoo 1.4

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 24.9
Bob McAdoo 7.6

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .430%
Bob McAdoo .491%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .603%
Bob McAdoo .724%

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .474%
Bob McAdoo .531%

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 81 (1966-67)
Bob McAdoo 82 (1974-75)

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 45.2 (1961-62)
Bob McAdoo 43.2 (1974-75)

Points

Bill Russell 1436 (1961-62)
Bob McAdoo 2831 (1974-75)

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 472 (1966-67)
Bob McAdoo 315 (1975-76)

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 1930 (1963-64)
Bob McAdoo 1155 (1974-75)

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 575 (1961-62)
Bob McAdoo 1095 (1974-75)

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 287 (1962-63)
Bob McAdoo 641 (1974-75)

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 517 (1962-63)
Bob McAdoo 796 (1974-75)

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 18.9 (1961-62)
Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1974-75)

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 5.8 (1966-67)
Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1975-76)

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 24.7 (1963-64)
Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1973-74)

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .467% (1959-60)
Bob McAdoo .547% (1973-74)

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .612% (1959-60)
Bob McAdoo .805% (1974-75)

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .500% (1966-67)
Bob McAdoo .594% (1973-74)

Seasons

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Teams

Bill Russell Boston Celtics (1956-1969)
Bob McAdoo Buffalo Braves (1972-1976), New York Knicks (1976-1979), Boston Celtics (1979), Detroit Pistons (1979-1981), New Jersey Nets (1981), Los Angeles Lakers (1981-1985), Philadelphia 76ers (1986)

Position

Bill Russell Center
Bob McAdoo Power Forward, Center

Height

Bill Russell 6'10"
Bob McAdoo 6'9"

Weight

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Bill Russell 11 (1957, 1959-1966, 1968-1969)
Bob McAdoo 2 (1982, 1985)

Finals Appearances

Bill Russell 12 (1957-1966, 1968-1969)
Bob McAdoo 4 (1982-1985)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Bill Russell 13 (1957-1969)
Bob McAdoo 9 (1974-1976, 1978, 1982-1986)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Bill Russell Yes Inducted in 1975
Bob McAdoo Yes Inducted in 2000

Number Retired

Bill Russell Yes
Bob McAdoo No

Regular Season MVP

Bill Russell 5 (1958, 1961-1963, 1965)
Bob McAdoo 1 (1975)

All-NBA First Team

Bill Russell 3 (1959, 1963, 1965)
Bob McAdoo 1 (1975)

All-Star Games

Bill Russell 12 (1958-1969)
Bob McAdoo 5 (1974–1978)

Rookie of the Year

Bill Russell No
Bob McAdoo Yes (1973)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Bill Russell 8 (1958, 1960-1962, 1964, 1966-1968)
Bob McAdoo 1 (1974)

Defensive Player of the Year

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

All-Defensive First Team

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

NBA Scoring Leader

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

NBA Rebound Leader

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

NBA Assist Leader

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Points

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Points

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell Bob McAdoo

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