Elgin Baylor vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Bob Love 3

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.