Larry Bird vs. Kevin Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin 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.

Kevin Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kevin Love 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kevin Love 16

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kevin Love 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kevin Love 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kevin Love 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kevin Love 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kevin Love 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kevin Love 0

Rebounds Leader Larry Bird 0 Kevin Love 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kevin Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Kevin Love 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kevin Love 10.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kevin Love 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kevin Love 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kevin Love 15,299

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kevin Love 9,403

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kevin Love 2,150

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kevin Love 562

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kevin Love 364

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kevin Love 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kevin Love .439

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kevin Love .369

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kevin Love .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kevin Love 26.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kevin Love 15.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kevin Love 4.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kevin Love 0.6 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kevin Love 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kevin Love 8.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kevin Love 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kevin Love 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kevin Love 1,110

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kevin Love 728

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kevin Love 143

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kevin Love 55

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kevin Love 41

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kevin Love 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kevin Love .401

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kevin Love .399

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kevin Love .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kevin Love 16.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kevin Love 10.6 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kevin Love 2.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kevin Love 1.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)