Larry Bird vs. Stan Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stan Love and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Stan Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Stan Love 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Stan Love 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Stan Love 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Stan Love 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Stan Love 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Stan Love 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Stan Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Stan Love 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Stan Love 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Stan Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Stan Love 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Stan Love 4.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Stan Love 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Stan Love 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Stan Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Stan Love 1,550

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Stan Love 905

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Stan Love 172

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Stan Love 44 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Stan Love 33 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Stan Love 227

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Stan Love .440

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Stan Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Stan Love .751

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Stan Love 7.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Stan Love 4.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Stan Love 0.9 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Stan Love 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Stan Love 0.4 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Stan Love 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Stan Love 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Stan Love 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Stan Love 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Stan Love 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Stan Love 8

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Stan Love 10

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Stan Love 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Stan Love 1 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Stan Love 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Stan Love 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Stan Love .300

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Stan Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Stan Love .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Stan Love 3.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Stan Love 1.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Stan Love 0.5 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Stan Love 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Stan Love 0.0 (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.