Bob Love vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Bob Love 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Bob Love 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Chris Paul 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 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Chris Paul 200

Total Games Bob Love 789 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Chris Paul 31

Total Games Bob Love 47 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)

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.