Rudy Gay vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Bob Love 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.