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Bob McAdooLos Angeles Clippers · #11
Bob McAdoo is a retired center best known with the Los Angeles Clippers. MVP scoring machine. Career averages: 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 75
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⬡ Epic
Los Angeles Clippers · #11 · Center
Bob McAdoo
Season avg10.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.2 ast · .462 fg
Career avg22.1 pts · 9.5 reb · 2.3 ast · .499 fg
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Scouting report
Bob McAdoo — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Famer · center · Impact 75
Bob McAdoo is a retired center best known with the Los Angeles Clippers. MVP scoring machine. Career averages: 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.3 assis
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OffenseC-
DefenseC-
Feel / IQD
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Elite scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Bob McAdoo stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
75Impact index
722Star score
Career scoring average22.1 ppg
Seasons in the index14
Accolades on file5
2× NBA Champion · 1× NBA MVP
Stat explorer
Bob McAdoo — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
10.1 PPG
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Playmaking
1.2 APG
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Rebounding
3.6 RPG
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Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Bob McAdoo
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1986-87 83% confidence
9.6
pts
8.3–10.9
3.5
reb
2.9–4.1
1.3
ast
0.9–1.7
21.1
min
proj
48
gp
health
.493
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 10.1 → projected 9.6 PPG
Minutes / role
+0.1
Development (his trend)
-0.7
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-0.5 PPG
Everything it reads
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14 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 70 / 66 / 29 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Bob McAdoo career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 80 | 32.0 | 18.0 | 9.1 | 1.7 | .452 | |
| 1973-74 | 74 | 43.0 | 30.6 | 15.1 | 2.3 | .547 | |
| 1974-75 MVP | 82 | 43.2 | 34.5 | 14.1 | 2.2 | .512 | |
| 1975-76 | 78 | 42.7 | 31.1 | 12.4 | 4.0 | .487 | |
| 1976-77 | 72 | 38.9 | 25.8 | 12.9 | 2.8 | .512 | |
| 1977-78 | 79 | 40.3 | 26.5 | 12.8 | 3.8 | .520 | |
| 1978-79 | 60 | 37.2 | 24.8 | 8.7 | 2.8 | .529 | |
| 1979-80 | 58 | 36.2 | 21.1 | 8.1 | 3.4 | .480 | .125 |
| 1980-81 | 16 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 1.9 | .433 | .000 |
| 1981-82 CHIP | 41 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | .458 | .000 |
| 1982-83 | 47 | 21.7 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 0.8 | .520 | .000 |
| 1983-84 | 70 | 20.8 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .471 | .000 |
| 1984-85 CHIP | 66 | 19.0 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .520 | .000 |
| 1985-86 | 29 | 21.0 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .462 | |
| Career | 852 | 33.3 | 22.1 | 9.5 | 2.3 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Los Angeles Clippers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
44–38proj record
#8conf seed
+1net rtg
116.3off rtg
115.2def rtg
62%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Kris Dunn, Kawhi Leonard.
How his role moves
Projected 44–38, 8th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
75 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #28 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
5 accolades
2× NBA Champion · 1× NBA MVP · 3× Scoring champion
Act IV
The Ballad of Bob McAdoo
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Los Angeles Clippers
Turning pro
Drafted 1972 as a Center.
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Bob McAdoo is a retired Hall of Famer. MVP scoring machine.
Chapter
He averaged 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists and won 2 championships over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Clippers name.
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McAdoo's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 214 lbs
- NBA debut
- 1972
- Draft
- 1972
- Jersey
- #11
Legacy
MVP scoring machine.
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The person
A retired Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Clippers name.
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FAQ
Bob McAdoo — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Bob McAdoo, answered.
What were Bob McAdoo's career averages?
Bob McAdoo averaged 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Is Bob McAdoo retired?
Yes — Bob McAdoo is a retired center and a Hall of Famer.
Bob McAdoo career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
