Bob Love vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell 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.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Bob Love 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bob Love 789 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bob Love 47 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

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

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

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.