Bob Love vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

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

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Bob Love 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Bob Love 789 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Bob Love 47 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Ben Simmons .571

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

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, this player has no data for the stat.