Bob Love vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman 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 Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Bill Sharman 7

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Bill Sharman 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Bill Sharman 2,101

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

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

Total Games Bob Love 789 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Bill Sharman .426

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Bill Sharman 2.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Bill Sharman 201

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

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

Total Games Bob Love 47 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Bill Sharman .426

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

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

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Bill Sharman - 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.