Kyrie Irving vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 0 Bob Love 3

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.5 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,883 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 306 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 386 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 116 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 48 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 80 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .459 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .398 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .888 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 26.5 (2024) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.