Kobe Bryant vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Bob Love 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Bob Love 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Bob Love 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Bob Love 3

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Bob Love 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.