Jimmy Butler vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Bob Love 3

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Bob Love 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.