Bob Cousy vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Bob Love 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Bob Love 2

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

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Bob Love 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.