Bob Love vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Bob Love, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bob Love played 11 years in the NBA, 5 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Bob Love had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Ben Simmons had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1966-67	2017-18
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	66	16.3	6.7	-	-	3.9	0.7	-	-	-	2.3	2.6	6.1	.429	-	-	-	1.4	2.2	.633
Ben Simmons	81	33.7	15.8	1.8	6.3	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	3.4	2.6	6.7	12.3	.545	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	4.2	.560
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	10	36.9	16.3	1.6	7.8	9.4	7.7	1.7	0.8	4.4	3.4	6.1	12.5	.488	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.8	.707

Season 2
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1967-68	2018-19
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	72	14.8	6.4	-	-	2.9	0.8	-	-	-	2.0	2.7	6.3	.424	-	-	-	1.1	1.6	.684
Ben Simmons	79	34.2	16.9	2.2	6.6	8.8	7.7	1.4	0.8	3.5	2.6	6.8	12.2	.563	0.0	0.1	.000	3.3	5.4	.600
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	12	35.1	13.9	1.9	5.1	7.0	6.0	1.3	1.0	2.7	3.8	6.0	9.7	.621	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.3	.575

Season 3
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1968-69	2019-20
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	49	11.1	5.9	-	-	3.1	0.3	-	-	-	1.2	2.2	5.6	.397	-	-	-	1.4	2.0	.740
Ben Simmons	57	35.4	16.4	2.0	5.8	7.8	8.0	2.1	0.6	3.5	3.3	6.6	11.4	.580	0.0	0.1	.286	3.2	5.2	.621
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1969-70	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Div Semis	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	82	38.1	21.0	-	-	8.7	1.8	-	-	-	3.2	7.8	16.7	.466	-	-	-	5.4	6.4	.842
Ben Simmons	58	32.4	14.3	1.6	5.6	7.2	6.9	1.6	0.6	3.0	2.9	5.6	10.1	.557	0.1	0.2	.300	3.0	4.9	.613
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	5	34.4	11.8	-	-	9.2	0.8	-	-	-	2.4	4.0	10.4	.385	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.792
Ben Simmons	12	33.5	11.9	2.1	5.8	7.9	8.8	1.3	0.8	2.3	3.3	4.9	7.9	.621	0.0	0.1	.000	2.1	6.1	.342

Note: Ben Simmons didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 5
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1970-71	2022-23
Team	Chicago Bulls	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	81	43.0	25.2	-	-	8.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.2	9.4	21.1	.447	-	-	-	6.3	7.6	.829
Ben Simmons	42	26.3	6.9	1.0	5.3	6.3	6.1	1.3	0.6	2.3	3.3	3.2	5.6	.566	0.0	0.0	.000	0.6	1.4	.439
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	7	47.1	26.7	-	-	7.3	1.4	-	-	-	3.7	11.3	23.0	.491	-	-	-	4.1	5.1	.806
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1971-72	2023-24
Team	Chicago Bulls	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	79	39.3	25.8	-	-	6.6	1.6	-	-	-	3.0	10.4	23.5	.442	-	-	-	5.1	6.4	.784
Ben Simmons	15	23.9	6.1	2.1	5.9	7.9	5.7	0.8	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.9	4.9	.581	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.0	.400
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	4	43.3	18.8	-	-	6.8	1.8	-	-	-	4.3	8.0	22.3	.360	-	-	-	2.8	3.3	.846
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1972-73	-
Team	Chicago Bulls	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	82	37.0	23.1	-	-	6.5	1.5	-	-	-	2.9	9.4	21.9	.431	-	-	-	4.2	5.1	.824
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	7	44.9	23.7	-	-	9.6	3.3	-	-	-	2.9	9.7	21.1	.459	-	-	-	4.3	5.9	.732
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1973-74	-
Team	Chicago Bulls	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	82	40.1	21.8	2.2	3.8	6.0	1.6	1.0	0.3	-	2.7	8.9	21.4	.417	-	-	-	3.9	4.8	.818
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	11	44.5	23.0	2.5	3.3	5.7	2.2	1.3	0.5	-	2.5	9.5	23.4	.405	-	-	-	4.1	5.4	.763
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Bob Love	Ben Simmons
Season	1974-75	-
Team	Chicago Bulls	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	61	39.4	22.0	1.6	4.7	6.3	1.7	1.0	0.2	-	3.4	8.8	20.6	.429	-	-	-	4.3	5.2	.830
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Love	13	44.8	25.8	2.4	5.2	7.5	1.5	0.8	0.4	-	3.2	10.6	24.3	.437	-	-	-	4.6	5.9	.779
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-