Bob Love vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Love 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Isiah Thomas 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Isiah Thomas 0

Assists Leader Bob Love 0 Isiah Thomas 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Bob Love 789 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Bob Love 47 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.