Dave Cowens vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Bob Love 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bob Love 3

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Bob Love 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * 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. 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.