Tim Duncan vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Bob Love 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Bob Love 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Bob Love 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Bob Love 3

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Bob Love 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.