Bernard King vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Bernard King that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bernard King

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 0 Bob Love 3

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Bob Love 0.5 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.