Bob Love vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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 Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 David Thompson 2

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Bob Love 789 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Bob Love 87 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Bob Love 47 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.