Bob Love vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Love 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Paul Pierce 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Bob Love 789 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Bob Love 47 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.