Bob Love vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Love 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 James Worthy 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 James Worthy 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Bob Love 789 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Bob Love 87 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Bob Love 47 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

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.