Kevin Love vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Love 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Love 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kevin Love 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kevin Love 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,110 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 728 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kevin Love 143 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 85 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .401 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .399 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.