Bob Lanier vs. Bob Love Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Lanier 0 Bob Love 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * 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.