Bob Love vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Bob Love 789 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Karl-Anthony Towns 395

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Karl-Anthony Towns 225

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Karl-Anthony Towns 47

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Bob Love 47 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Karl-Anthony Towns .489

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .385

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Karl-Anthony Towns .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

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.