Jeremy Lin vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Love 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Bob Love 352

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Bob Love 87

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.