Bob Love vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Bob Love 789 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Bob Love 47 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.7 (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.