LaMelo Ball vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Love 3

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Bob Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 352

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 87

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 10 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.