Larry Bird vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bob Love 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bob Love 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bob Love 3

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bob Love 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.