Bob Love vs. David Robinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Robinson 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.

David Robinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 David Robinson 2

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 David Robinson 14

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 David Robinson 12

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 David Robinson 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 David Robinson 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 David Robinson 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 David Robinson 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * David Robinson 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 David Robinson 8

Defensive Player of The Year Bob Love 0 * David Robinson 1

Scoring Leader Bob Love 0 David Robinson 1

Rebounds Leader Bob Love 0 David Robinson 1

Blocks Leader Bob Love 0 * David Robinson 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 David Robinson 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 David Robinson 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 David Robinson 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * David Robinson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * David Robinson 3.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 David Robinson 20,790

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 David Robinson 10,497

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 David Robinson 2,441

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * David Robinson 1,388

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * David Robinson 2,954

Total Games Bob Love 789 David Robinson 987

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 David Robinson .518

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 David Robinson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) David Robinson 29.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) David Robinson 13.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) David Robinson 4.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * David Robinson 2.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * David Robinson 4.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 David Robinson 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 David Robinson 2.3

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * David Robinson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * David Robinson 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 David Robinson 2,221

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 David Robinson 1,301

Total Assists Bob Love 87 David Robinson 280

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * David Robinson 151

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * David Robinson 312

Total Games Bob Love 47 David Robinson 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 David Robinson .479

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** David Robinson .100

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 David Robinson .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) David Robinson 25.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) David Robinson 14.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) David Robinson 4.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * David Robinson 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * David Robinson 4.0 (1990)

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.