Bob Love vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny 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.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Kenny Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Bob Love 789 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Bob Love 47 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Kenny Smith 0.3 (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.