Bob Love vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Steve Nash 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Steve Nash 0

Assists Leader Bob Love 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Bob Love 789 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Bob Love 47 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

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.