Danilo Gallinari vs. Bob Love Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Love and Danilo Gallinari, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Danilo Gallinari played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Bob Love, who played 11. Danilo Gallinari had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Bob Love had his rookie season in 1966-67. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Danilo Gallinari 14 7 2008-09 to 2023-24
Bob Love 11 6 1966-67 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2008-091966-67
Team New York KnicksCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 28 14.7 6.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 2.0 4.5 .448 1.1 2.6 .444 0.9 1.0 .963
Bob Love 66 16.3 6.7 - - 3.9 0.7 - - - 2.3 2.6 6.1 .429 - - - 1.4 2.2 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Bob Love ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2009-101967-68
Team New York KnicksCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 81 33.9 15.1 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.7 0.9 0.7 1.4 2.4 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.0 .381 3.1 3.8 .818
Bob Love 72 14.8 6.4 - - 2.9 0.8 - - - 2.0 2.7 6.3 .424 - - - 1.1 1.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Bob Love ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2010-111968-69
Team New York Knicks, Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 62 33.9 15.6 1.0 4.0 4.9 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.3 10.3 .414 1.7 4.7 .352 5.4 6.3 .862
Bob Love 49 11.1 5.9 - - 3.1 0.3 - - - 1.2 2.2 5.6 .397 - - - 1.4 2.0 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 5 29.6 12.0 0.2 3.2 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 3.4 3.8 8.8 .432 1.4 3.0 .467 3.0 4.2 .714
Bob Love ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2011-121969-70
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 43 31.4 14.6 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.7 1.0 0.5 1.6 2.0 4.5 10.8 .414 1.4 4.3 .328 4.2 4.9 .871
Bob Love 82 38.1 21.0 - - 8.7 1.8 - - - 3.2 7.8 16.7 .466 - - - 5.4 6.4 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 7 31.7 13.4 1.3 3.9 5.1 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.9 13.4 .362 0.6 3.3 .174 3.1 3.4 .917
Bob Love 5 34.4 11.8 - - 9.2 0.8 - - - 2.4 4.0 10.4 .385 - - - 3.8 4.8 .792

Season 5

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2012-131970-71
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 71 32.5 16.2 0.9 4.3 5.2 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.8 5.1 12.3 .418 1.9 5.1 .373 4.0 4.9 .822
Bob Love 81 43.0 25.2 - - 8.5 2.3 - - - 3.2 9.4 21.1 .447 - - - 6.3 7.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Bob Love 7 47.1 26.7 - - 7.3 1.4 - - - 3.7 11.3 23.0 .491 - - - 4.1 5.1 .806

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 6

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2014-151971-72
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 59 24.2 12.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.9 9.6 .401 1.8 5.1 .355 2.9 3.2 .895
Bob Love 79 39.3 25.8 - - 6.6 1.6 - - - 3.0 10.4 23.5 .442 - - - 5.1 6.4 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Bob Love 4 43.3 18.8 - - 6.8 1.8 - - - 4.3 8.0 22.3 .360 - - - 2.8 3.3 .846

Season 7

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2015-161972-73
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 53 34.7 19.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6 5.4 13.2 .410 1.6 4.5 .364 7.1 8.2 .868
Bob Love 82 37.0 23.1 - - 6.5 1.5 - - - 2.9 9.4 21.9 .431 - - - 4.2 5.1 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Bob Love 7 44.9 23.7 - - 9.6 3.3 - - - 2.9 9.7 21.1 .459 - - - 4.3 5.9 .732

Season 8

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2016-171973-74
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 63 33.9 18.2 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.3 11.9 .447 2.0 5.1 .389 5.5 6.1 .902
Bob Love 82 40.1 21.8 2.2 3.8 6.0 1.6 1.0 0.3 - 2.7 8.9 21.4 .417 - - - 3.9 4.8 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Bob Love 11 44.5 23.0 2.5 3.3 5.7 2.2 1.3 0.5 - 2.5 9.5 23.4 .405 - - - 4.1 5.4 .763

Season 9

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2017-181974-75
Team Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 21 32.0 15.3 0.4 4.4 4.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.4 4.9 12.2 .398 1.7 5.3 .324 3.9 4.1 .931
Bob Love 61 39.4 22.0 1.6 4.7 6.3 1.7 1.0 0.2 - 3.4 8.8 20.6 .429 - - - 4.3 5.2 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Bob Love 13 44.8 25.8 2.4 5.2 7.5 1.5 0.8 0.4 - 3.2 10.6 24.3 .437 - - - 4.6 5.9 .779

Season 10

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2018-191975-76
Team Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 68 30.3 19.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 6.0 13.0 .463 2.4 5.5 .433 5.4 6.0 .904
Bob Love 76 37.1 19.1 2.5 4.2 6.7 1.9 0.8 0.1 - 3.1 7.1 18.3 .390 - - - 4.8 5.9 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 6 33.5 19.8 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.7 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.3 6.5 18.5 .351 2.2 7.2 .302 4.7 5.5 .848
Bob Love ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2019-201976-77
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls, New York Nets, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 62 29.6 18.7 0.5 4.6 5.2 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.2 5.8 13.2 .438 2.9 7.1 .405 4.3 4.8 .893
Bob Love 59 19.9 7.3 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.8 0.4 0.1 - 2.0 2.7 7.3 .379 - - - 1.8 2.2 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 7 30.3 15.0 0.7 4.7 5.4 1.0 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.6 4.6 11.3 .405 1.7 5.3 .324 4.1 4.3 .967
Bob Love ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2020-21-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 51 24.0 13.3 0.3 3.8 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.1 4.0 9.3 .434 2.0 5.0 .406 3.2 3.4 .925
Bob Love ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 18 24.6 12.8 0.4 3.4 3.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.6 4.1 9.7 .425 1.9 4.7 .405 2.7 2.9 .942
Bob Love ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2021-22-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 66 25.3 11.7 0.5 4.1 4.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.4 3.9 9.0 .434 1.7 4.5 .381 2.1 2.4 .904
Bob Love ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 5 22.4 10.2 0.4 3.8 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.2 3.6 9.0 .400 0.8 3.0 .267 2.2 2.2 1.000
Bob Love ------- --- ----------

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 14

Danilo Gallinari Bob Love
Season 2023-24-
Team Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 49 12.8 5.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.7 3.9 .437 0.6 1.9 .323 1.7 2.0 .857
Bob Love ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 3 12.3 3.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 1.3 .750
Bob Love ------- --- ----------