Julius Erving vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Bob Love 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 0 Bob Love 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) 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.