Bob Love vs. JaVale McGee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaVale McGee 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.

JaVale McGee

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 JaVale McGee 3

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 JaVale McGee 16

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 JaVale McGee 8

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 JaVale McGee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 JaVale McGee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 JaVale McGee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 JaVale McGee 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 JaVale McGee 5.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * JaVale McGee 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * JaVale McGee 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 JaVale McGee 6,907

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 JaVale McGee 4,577

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 JaVale McGee 386

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * JaVale McGee 345

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * JaVale McGee 1,258

Total Games Bob Love 789 JaVale McGee 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 JaVale McGee .578

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** JaVale McGee .192

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 JaVale McGee .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 JaVale McGee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 JaVale McGee 4.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * JaVale McGee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * JaVale McGee 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 JaVale McGee 416

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 JaVale McGee 295

Total Assists Bob Love 87 JaVale McGee 30

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * JaVale McGee 21

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * JaVale McGee 74

Total Games Bob Love 47 JaVale McGee 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 JaVale McGee .616

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** JaVale McGee .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 JaVale McGee .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * JaVale McGee 3.1 (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.