Bob Love vs. Derrick Rose Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derrick Rose 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.

Derrick Rose

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Derrick Rose: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Derrick Rose 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Derrick Rose 15

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Derrick Rose 8

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Derrick Rose 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Derrick Rose 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Derrick Rose 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Derrick Rose 1

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

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Derrick Rose 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Derrick Rose 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Derrick Rose 3.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Derrick Rose 5.2

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Derrick Rose 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Derrick Rose 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Derrick Rose 12,573

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Derrick Rose 2,324

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Derrick Rose 3,770

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Derrick Rose 536

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Derrick Rose 242

Total Games Bob Love 789 Derrick Rose 723

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Derrick Rose .456

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Derrick Rose .316

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Derrick Rose .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Derrick Rose 25.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Derrick Rose 4.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Derrick Rose 7.9 (2012)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Derrick Rose 1.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Derrick Rose 0.7 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Derrick Rose 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Derrick Rose 4.3

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Derrick Rose 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Derrick Rose 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Derrick Rose 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Derrick Rose 1,141

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Derrick Rose 226

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Derrick Rose 330

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Derrick Rose 49

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Derrick Rose 24

Total Games Bob Love 47 Derrick Rose 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Derrick Rose .426

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Derrick Rose .322

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Derrick Rose .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Derrick Rose 27.1 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Derrick Rose 9.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Derrick Rose 9.0 (2012)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Derrick Rose 1.4 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Derrick Rose 1.0 (2012)

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.