Bob Love vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis 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.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Bob Love 789 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Bob Love 47 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.