Kevin Garnett vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Bob Love 0

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Bob Love 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Bob Love 3

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Bob Love 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Bob Love 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) 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.