Joe Dumars vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Bob Love 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Bob Love 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Bob Love 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.