Bob Love vs. Aaron Nesmith Comparison

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

Bob Love

vs.

Aaron Nesmith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Aaron Nesmith: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Aaron Nesmith 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Aaron Nesmith 4

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Aaron Nesmith 3

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Aaron Nesmith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Aaron Nesmith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Aaron Nesmith 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Aaron Nesmith 3.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Aaron Nesmith 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Aaron Nesmith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Aaron Nesmith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Aaron Nesmith 2,029

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Aaron Nesmith 768

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Aaron Nesmith 251

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Aaron Nesmith 155

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Aaron Nesmith 97

Total Games Bob Love 789 Aaron Nesmith 243

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Aaron Nesmith .452

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Aaron Nesmith .374

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Aaron Nesmith .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Aaron Nesmith 12.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Aaron Nesmith 3.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Aaron Nesmith 1.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Aaron Nesmith 0.9 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Aaron Nesmith 0.7 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Aaron Nesmith 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Aaron Nesmith 3.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Aaron Nesmith 1.1

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Aaron Nesmith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Aaron Nesmith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Aaron Nesmith 206

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Aaron Nesmith 112

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Aaron Nesmith 41

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Aaron Nesmith 14

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Aaron Nesmith 14

Total Games Bob Love 47 Aaron Nesmith 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Aaron Nesmith .398

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Aaron Nesmith .260

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Aaron Nesmith .907

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Aaron Nesmith 10.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Aaron Nesmith 4.9 (2024)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Aaron Nesmith 2.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Aaron Nesmith 0.6 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Aaron Nesmith 0.5 (2024)

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.