Bob Love vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed 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.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Bob Love 0 * Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Willis Reed 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 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Bob Love 789 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Bob Love 47 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

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.