Bob Love debuted in the NBA in 1966, appearing in 789 games over 11 seasons. He scored 13,895 points, delivered 1,123 assists, and grabbed 4,653 rebounds, ranking 199th in scoring and 849th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Bob Love |
Date of Birth | December 8, 1942 |
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Position | Power Forward and Small Forward |
Height | 203cm |
Weight | 98kg |
Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
NBA Debut | 1966 |
📊 Career Stats Summary
Games Played (G) | 789 games (Ranked 460 in NBA history) |
Points (PTS) | 13,895 points (Ranked 199) |
Assists (AST) | 1,123 (Ranked 849) |
Rebounds (TRB) | 4,653 (Ranked 317) |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 552 (Ranked 783) |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 1,033 (Ranked 1073) |
Blocks (BLK) | 56 (Ranked 1583) |
Steals (STL) | 232 (Ranked 1180) |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 2,130 (Ranked 355) |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 42.9% (Ranked 2275) |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 80.5% (Ranked 890) |
Average Minutes (MP) | 31.8 minutes (Ranked 232) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1977)
Games Played (G) | 59 |
Points (PTS) | 433 |
Assists (AST) | 48 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 198 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 79 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 119 |
Blocks (BLK) | 6 |
Steals (STL) | 22 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 120 |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 37.9% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 82.6% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 1,174 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1971, 2,043 points
- Most Assists in a Season: 1971, 185
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1970, 712
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1974, 28
- Most Steals in a Season: 1974, 84
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1967, 0
- Best FG% in a Season: 1970, 46.6%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1970, 84.2%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1971, 3,482 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
Bob Love appeared in 47 playoff games.
Points (PTS) | 1,076 |
Assists (AST) | 87 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 352 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 58 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 103 |
Blocks (BLK) | 10 |
Steals (STL) | 24 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 144 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 43.1% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 77.6% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 2,061 |
Bob Love Career Key Statistics Summary
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | 66 | 1074 | 439 | 173 | 0.429 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0.633 | 147 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
1968 | 72 | 1068 | 464 | 193 | 0.424 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0.684 | 114 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
1969 | 49 | 542 | 287 | 108 | 0.397 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0.74 | 96 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
1970 | 82 | 3123 | 1722 | 640 | 0.466 | 1373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 442 | 0.842 | 525 | 712 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 |
1971 | 81 | 3482 | 2043 | 765 | 0.447 | 1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 513 | 0.829 | 619 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 259 |
1972 | 79 | 3108 | 2037 | 819 | 0.442 | 1854 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 0.784 | 509 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 235 |
1973 | 82 | 3033 | 1895 | 774 | 0.431 | 1794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 0.824 | 421 | 532 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 240 |
1974 | 82 | 3292 | 1785 | 731 | 0.417 | 1752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 0.818 | 395 | 492 | 183 | 309 | 130 | 84 | 28 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 221 |
1975 | 61 | 2401 | 1342 | 539 | 0.429 | 1256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 0.83 | 318 | 385 | 99 | 286 | 102 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 209 |
1976 | 76 | 2823 | 1448 | 543 | 0.39 | 1391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 0.801 | 452 | 510 | 191 | 319 | 145 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 233 |
1977 | 59 | 1174 | 433 | 162 | 0.379 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0.826 | 132 | 198 | 79 | 119 | 48 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 120 |