RJ Barrett vs. Bob Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Love and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Bob Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Bob Love 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Bob Love 11

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Bob Love 6

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Bob Love 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Bob Love 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Bob Love 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Bob Love 17.6

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Bob Love 5.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Bob Love 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Bob Love 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Bob Love 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Bob Love 13,895

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Bob Love 4,653

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Bob Love 1,123

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Bob Love 232 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Bob Love 56 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Bob Love 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Bob Love .429

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Bob Love .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Bob Love 25.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Bob Love 8.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Bob Love 2.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Bob Love 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Bob Love 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Bob Love 22.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Bob Love 7.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Bob Love 1.9

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Bob Love 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Bob Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Bob Love 1,076

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Bob Love 352

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Bob Love 87

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Bob Love 24 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Bob Love 10 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Bob Love 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Bob Love .431

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Bob Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Bob Love .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Bob Love 26.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Bob Love 9.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Bob Love 3.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Bob Love 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.