Bob Love vs. Jermaine O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jermaine O'Neal 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.

Jermaine O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Jermaine O'Neal 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Jermaine O'Neal 18

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Jermaine O'Neal 14

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Jermaine O'Neal 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Jermaine O'Neal 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Jermaine O'Neal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Jermaine O'Neal 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Jermaine O'Neal 7.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Jermaine O'Neal 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Jermaine O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Jermaine O'Neal 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Jermaine O'Neal 13,309

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Jermaine O'Neal 7,261

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Jermaine O'Neal 1,369

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Jermaine O'Neal 470

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Jermaine O'Neal 1,820

Total Games Bob Love 789 Jermaine O'Neal 1,011

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Jermaine O'Neal .467

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .147

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Jermaine O'Neal .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Jermaine O'Neal 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Jermaine O'Neal 6.5

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Jermaine O'Neal 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Jermaine O'Neal 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Jermaine O'Neal 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Jermaine O'Neal 1,124

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Jermaine O'Neal 631

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Jermaine O'Neal 99

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Jermaine O'Neal 35

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Jermaine O'Neal 167

Total Games Bob Love 47 Jermaine O'Neal 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Jermaine O'Neal .426

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Jermaine O'Neal .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003)

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.