Darius Garland vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 2 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Bob Love 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 17.7 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.0 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.4 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.1 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 195 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 33 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Darius Garland 59 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Darius Garland 12 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 2 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Darius Garland 11 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .462 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .403 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .788 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 4.0 (2024) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.7 (2024) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) Bob Love 0.5 (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.