Stephen Curry vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Bob Love 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Bob Love 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Bob Love 3

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Bob Love 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.