Bob Love vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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 Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bob Love 789 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bob Love 47 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.