Tim Hardaway vs. Bob Love Comparison

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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Bob Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Bob Love 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.