Bob Love vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tristan Thompson 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.

Tristan Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Tristan Thompson 13

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Tristan Thompson 8

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Tristan Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Tristan Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Tristan Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Tristan Thompson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Tristan Thompson 8.1

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Tristan Thompson 6,753

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Tristan Thompson 6,294

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Tristan Thompson 776

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Tristan Thompson 376

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Tristan Thompson 515

Total Games Bob Love 789 Tristan Thompson 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Tristan Thompson .521

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Tristan Thompson .256

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Tristan Thompson .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Tristan Thompson 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Tristan Thompson 7.5

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Tristan Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Tristan Thompson 671

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Tristan Thompson 737

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Tristan Thompson 73

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Tristan Thompson 30

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Tristan Thompson 71

Total Games Bob Love 47 Tristan Thompson 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Tristan Thompson .558

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Tristan Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Tristan Thompson .617

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021)

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.