Bob Love vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 J.R. Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Bob Love 789 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Bob Love 87 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Bob Love 47 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.