Michael Cooper vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Michael Cooper 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

Michael Cooper

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 0 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Bob Love 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Bob Love 3

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Bob Love 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) 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. 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.