Penny Hardaway vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Love 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) 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.