25.5 composite · lower is better
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Bob McAdoo
Bob McAdoo advanced stats and career rankings
11.0 average league finish
2,439 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Bob McAdoo ranks #200 all time. 3 top-ten finishes give him a sustained run near the top of the league. His full-career value ranks #135, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Bob McAdoo's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Bob McAdoo ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite25.5
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 25.5
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #200
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bob McAdoo advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 34 | 29 | 609 | -3.68 | 10.2 | #229 | -21.4 | 14th | Established |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 33 | 66 | 1,254 | -2.92 | 17.8 | #209 | -24.9 | 15th | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 32 | 70 | 1,456 | -3.25 | 10.5 | #223 | -39.3 | 6th | Strong |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 31 | 47 | 1,019 | -0.27 | 54.5 | #116 | 38.1 | 47th | Strong |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 30 | 41 | 746 | -2.53 | 18.5 | #208 | -8.5 | 19th | Established |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | DET/NJN | 29 | 16 | 321 | -1.25 | — | — | 5.1 | — | Limited |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 28 | 58 | 2,097 | -0.46 | 51.1 | #114 | 71.9 | 55th | Strong |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | BOS/NYK | 27 | 60 | 2,231 | +2.39 | 90.7 | #22 | 215.2 | 84th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 26 | 79 | 3,182 | +2.90 | 91.9 | #20 | 356.5 | 95th | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | BUF/NYK | 25 | 72 | 2,798 | +2.89 | 93.8 | #16 | 307.4 | 95th | Strong |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | BUF | 24 | 78 | 3,328 | +3.61 | 95.2 | #10 | 420.7 | 99th | Strong |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | BUF | 23 | 82 | 3,539 | +4.52 | 97.9 | #5 | 517.7 | 99th | Strong |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | BUF | 22 | 74 | 3,185 | +4.92 | 98.3 | #4 | 512.7 | 99th | Strong |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | BUF | 21 | 80 | 2,562 | -0.51 | 55.2 | #78 | 88.1 | 59th | Modeled |
Career movement
Bob McAdoo's career impact by season
Peak +4.92 in 1973–74 · 14 seasons · 28,327 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
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Career comparison
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