Rick Barry vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bob Love 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Bob Love 3

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bob Love 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bob Love 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bob Love 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.