Bob Love vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Jayson Tatum 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Bob Love 789 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Bob Love 47 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

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.