James Harden vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Bob Love 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 0 Bob Love 3

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Bob Love 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Bob Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Bob Love 352

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Bob Love 87

Total Steals James Harden 273 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games James Harden 166 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) 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.