Bob Love vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Bob Love 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Bob Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Bob Love 789 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Bob Love 47 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.