Bob Love vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon 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.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Bob Love 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bob Love 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Love 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Bob Love 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* 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 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Bob Love 789 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Bob Love 47 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (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.