Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Bob Love 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Bob Love 3

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Bob Love 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Bob Love 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Bob Love 0.5 (1974) *

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.