George Gervin vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 0 Bob Love 3

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Bob Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Bob Love 352

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Bob Love 87

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.