Bob Love vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo 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.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Bob McAdoo 2

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

Scoring Leader Bob Love 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Bob Love 789 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Bob Love 47 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) *

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.