Bob Love vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Bob Love 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Love 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Bob Love 0 * Bill Walton 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 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Bob Love 789 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Bill Walton .521

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Bob Love 47 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Bill Walton .525

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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.