Bob Love vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson 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 and Klay Thompson both played 11 years in the NBA. Bob Love had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Klay Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bob Love |
11 |
6 |
1966-67 to 1976-77 |
Klay Thompson |
11 |
9 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Bob Love |
Klay Thompson |
Season |
1966-67 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Cincinnati Royals | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
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 |
66 |
16.3 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.633 |
Klay Thompson |
66 |
24.4 |
12.5 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.443 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.414 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.868 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Klay Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Klay Thompson |
82 |
35.8 |
16.6 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
14.7 |
.422 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
.401 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.841 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Klay Thompson |
12 |
41.3 |
15.2 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
14.5 |
.437 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.424 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.833 |
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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 |
Klay Thompson |
81 |
35.4 |
18.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
15.5 |
.444 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
.417 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.795 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Klay Thompson |
7 |
36.7 |
16.4 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
14.0 |
.408 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.792 |
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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 |
Klay Thompson |
77 |
31.9 |
21.7 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
7.8 |
16.9 |
.463 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
.439 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.879 |
|
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 |
Klay Thompson |
21 |
36.2 |
18.6 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
15.9 |
.446 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
.390 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.800 |
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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 |
Klay Thompson |
80 |
33.3 |
22.1 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
8.1 |
17.3 |
.470 |
3.5 |
8.1 |
.425 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.873 |
|
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 |
Klay Thompson |
24 |
35.4 |
24.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
18.9 |
.444 |
4.1 |
9.6 |
.424 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.854 |
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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 |
Klay Thompson |
78 |
34.0 |
22.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
8.3 |
17.6 |
.468 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
.414 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.853 |
|
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 |
Klay Thompson |
17 |
35.1 |
15.0 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
13.9 |
.397 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
.387 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.788 |
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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 |
Klay Thompson |
73 |
34.3 |
20.0 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
7.9 |
16.2 |
.488 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
.440 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.837 |
|
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 |
Klay Thompson |
21 |
37.8 |
19.6 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
7.6 |
16.3 |
.465 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
.427 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.871 |
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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 |
Klay Thompson |
78 |
34.0 |
21.5 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
18.0 |
.467 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
.402 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.816 |
|
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 |
Klay Thompson |
21 |
39.0 |
20.7 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
17.1 |
.456 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
.443 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.902 |
Note: Klay Thompson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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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 |
Klay Thompson |
32 |
29.4 |
20.4 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
7.7 |
17.9 |
.429 |
3.6 |
9.3 |
.385 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.902 |
|
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 |
Klay Thompson |
22 |
36.0 |
19.0 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
16.7 |
.429 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
.385 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.867 |
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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 |
76 |
37.1 |
19.1 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
3.1 |
7.1 |
18.3 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.801 |
Klay Thompson |
69 |
33.0 |
21.9 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
18.1 |
.436 |
4.4 |
10.6 |
.412 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
.879 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Klay Thompson |
13 |
36.0 |
18.5 |
0.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
16.8 |
.388 |
3.8 |
10.5 |
.368 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.875 |
|
Season 11 |
|
Bob Love |
Klay Thompson |
Season |
1976-77 | 2023-24 |
Team |
Chicago Bulls, New York Nets, Seattle Supersonics | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
| |
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 |
59 |
19.9 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.826 |
Klay Thompson |
77 |
29.7 |
17.9 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
6.4 |
14.7 |
.432 |
3.5 |
9.0 |
.387 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.927 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Klay Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |