Bob Love
SF · 3TM
Seasons 1966-67–1976-77 · 11 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1942
3× All-Star2× All-NBA3× All-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | Butterbean, Bean |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #10 (also #21, #9) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1942-12-08 |
| College | Southern University and A&M |
| Drafted | 1965 · Round 4, Pick 36 · CIN |
| Seasons | 1966-67–1976-77 (11) |
Career averages
17.6 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.4 APG · 789 games · .429 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | CIN | 24 | 66 | 16.3 | .429 | — | .633 | 3.9 | 0.7 | — | — | 6.7 | 10.7 | .469 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 25 | 72 | 14.8 | .424 | — | .684 | 2.9 | 0.8 | — | — | 6.4 | 10.3 | .459 |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 26 | 49 | 11.1 | .397 | — | .740 | 3.1 | 0.3 | — | — | 5.9 | 14.7 | .457 |
| MIL | 26 | 14 | 16.2 | .368 | — | .763 | 4.6 | 0.2 | — | — | 7.6 | 11.9 | .436 | |
| CHI | 26 | 35 | 9.0 | .416 | — | .724 | 2.5 | 0.4 | — | — | 5.1 | 16.7 | .470 | |
| 1969-70 | CHI | 27 | 82 | 38.1 | .466 | — | .842 | 8.7 | 1.8 | — | — | 21.0 | 16.1 | .537 |
| 1970-71 | CHI | 28 | 81 | 43.0 | .447 | — | .829 | 8.5 | 2.3 | — | — | 25.2 | 17.0 | .515 |
| 1971-72 | CHI | 29 | 79 | 39.3 | .442 | — | .784 | 6.6 | 1.6 | — | — | 25.8 | 16.8 | .490 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 30 | 82 | 37.0 | .431 | — | .824 | 6.5 | 1.5 | — | — | 23.1 | 16.4 | .479 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 31 | 82 | 40.1 | .417 | — | .818 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 21.8 | 13.7 | .463 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 32 | 61 | 39.4 | .429 | — | .830 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 22.0 | 15.0 | .481 |
| 1975-76 | CHI | 33 | 76 | 37.1 | .390 | — | .801 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 19.1 | 14.1 | .455 |
| 1976-77 | 3TM | 34 | 59 | 19.9 | .379 | — | .826 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 9.8 | .445 |
| CHI | 34 | 14 | 35.4 | .338 | — | .761 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 7.8 | .386 | |
| NYN | 34 | 13 | 17.5 | .462 | — | .846 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 15.4 | .532 | |
| SEA | 34 | 32 | 14.1 | .372 | — | .872 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 9.1 | .462 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | CIN | 66 | — | 1,074 | 173 | 403 | .429 | — | — | 93 | 147 | 257 | 49 | — | — | — | 439 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 72 | — | 1,068 | 193 | 455 | .424 | — | — | 78 | 114 | 209 | 55 | — | — | — | 464 |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 49 | — | 542 | 108 | 272 | .397 | — | — | 71 | 96 | 150 | 17 | — | — | — | 287 |
| MIL | 14 | — | 227 | 39 | 106 | .368 | — | — | 29 | 38 | 64 | 3 | — | — | — | 107 | |
| CHI | 35 | — | 315 | 69 | 166 | .416 | — | — | 42 | 58 | 86 | 14 | — | — | — | 180 | |
| 1969-70 | CHI | 82 | — | 3,123 | 640 | 1,373 | .466 | — | — | 442 | 525 | 712 | 148 | — | — | — | 1,722 |
| 1970-71 | CHI | 81 | — | 3,482 | 765 | 1,710 | .447 | — | — | 513 | 619 | 690 | 185 | — | — | — | 2,043 |
| 1971-72 | CHI | 79 | — | 3,108 | 819 | 1,854 | .442 | — | — | 399 | 509 | 518 | 125 | — | — | — | 2,037 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 82 | — | 3,033 | 774 | 1,794 | .431 | — | — | 347 | 421 | 532 | 119 | — | — | — | 1,895 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 82 | — | 3,292 | 731 | 1,752 | .417 | — | — | 323 | 395 | 492 | 130 | 84 | 28 | — | 1,785 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 61 | — | 2,401 | 539 | 1,256 | .429 | — | — | 264 | 318 | 385 | 102 | 63 | 12 | — | 1,342 |
| 1975-76 | CHI | 76 | — | 2,823 | 543 | 1,391 | .390 | — | — | 362 | 452 | 510 | 145 | 63 | 10 | — | 1,448 |
| 1976-77 | 3TM | 59 | — | 1,174 | 162 | 428 | .379 | — | — | 109 | 132 | 198 | 48 | 22 | 6 | — | 433 |
| CHI | 14 | — | 496 | 68 | 201 | .338 | — | — | 35 | 46 | 73 | 23 | 8 | 2 | — | 171 | |
| NYN | 13 | — | 228 | 49 | 106 | .462 | — | — | 33 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 131 | |
| SEA | 32 | — | 450 | 45 | 121 | .372 | — | — | 41 | 47 | 87 | 21 | 13 | 2 | — | 131 | |
| Career | 789 | — | — | 5,447 | 12,688 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 3001 | 3728 | 4653 | 1123 | 232 | 56 | 0 | 13,895 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | CIN | 66 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .429 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 14.7 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 72 | 14.8 | 6.5 | 15.3 | .424 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 49 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 18.1 | .397 | — | — | 4.7 | 6.4 | 10.0 | 1.1 | — | — | — | 19.1 |
| MIL | 14 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 16.8 | .368 | — | — | 4.6 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 0.5 | — | — | — | 17.0 | |
| CHI | 35 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 19.0 | .416 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 20.6 | |
| 1969-70 | CHI | 82 | 38.1 | 7.4 | 15.8 | .466 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 19.9 |
| 1970-71 | CHI | 81 | 43.0 | 7.9 | 17.7 | .447 | — | — | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 21.1 |
| 1971-72 | CHI | 79 | 39.3 | 9.5 | 21.5 | .442 | — | — | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 23.6 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 82 | 37.0 | 9.2 | 21.3 | .431 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 22.5 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 82 | 40.1 | 8.0 | 19.2 | .417 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | — | 19.5 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 61 | 39.4 | 8.1 | 18.8 | .429 | — | — | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | — | 20.1 |
| 1975-76 | CHI | 76 | 37.1 | 6.9 | 17.7 | .390 | — | — | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | — | 18.5 |
| 1976-77 | 3TM | 59 | 19.9 | 5.0 | 13.1 | .379 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — | 13.3 |
| CHI | 14 | 35.4 | 4.9 | 14.6 | .338 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | 12.4 | |
| NYN | 13 | 17.5 | 7.7 | 16.7 | .462 | — | — | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | 20.7 | |
| SEA | 32 | 14.1 | 3.6 | 9.7 | .372 | — | — | 3.3 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | — | 10.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | CIN | 66 | 1,074 | 10.7 | .469 | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .043 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 72 | 1,068 | 10.3 | .459 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .009 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 49 | 542 | 14.7 | .457 | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .056 | — | — | — | — |
| MIL | 14 | 227 | 11.9 | .436 | — | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .003 | — | — | — | — | |
| CHI | 35 | 315 | 16.7 | .470 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .093 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969-70 | CHI | 82 | 3,123 | 16.1 | .537 | — | 5.6 | 3.0 | 8.6 | .132 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | CHI | 81 | 3,482 | 17.0 | .515 | — | 6.0 | 3.9 | 9.9 | .137 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | CHI | 79 | 3,108 | 16.8 | .490 | — | 2.8 | 4.7 | 7.5 | .115 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 82 | 3,033 | 16.4 | .479 | — | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | .100 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 82 | 3,292 | 13.7 | .463 | — | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | .084 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -1.5 | +0.4 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 61 | 2,401 | 15.0 | .481 | — | 2.2 | 2.9 | 5.2 | .103 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -1.5 | +0.3 |
| 1975-76 | CHI | 76 | 2,823 | 14.1 | .455 | — | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .076 | +0.0 | -1.5 | -1.6 | +0.3 |
| 1976-77 | 3TM | 59 | 1,174 | 9.8 | .445 | — | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .040 | -2.7 | -1.5 | -4.2 | -0.7 |
| CHI | 14 | 496 | 7.8 | .386 | — | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -.003 | -3.7 | -2.3 | -6.0 | -0.5 | |
| NYN | 13 | 228 | 15.4 | .532 | — | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .105 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -2.2 | +0.0 | |
| SEA | 32 | 450 | 9.1 | .462 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .055 | -2.8 | -0.5 | -3.3 | -0.1 | |
| Career | 789 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.6 | — | — | — | — | +0.3 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 5 | 34.4 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .385 | — | .472 |
| 1970-71 | 7 | 47.1 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .491 | — | .529 |
| 1971-72 | 4 | 43.2 | 18.8 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .360 | — | .396 |
| 1972-73 | 7 | 44.9 | 23.7 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .459 | — | .500 |
| 1973-74 | 11 | 32.3 | 23.0 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .405 | — | .447 |
| 1974-75 | 13 | 44.8 | 25.8 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .437 | — | .480 |
| Career | 47 | 41.0 | 22.9 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .431 | — | .475 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 392 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 240–152 |
| Away | 397 | 17.9 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 157–240 |
| In wins | 397 | 20.3 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 397–0 |
| In losses | 392 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0–392 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 54 | 15.6 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 28–26 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 50 | 15.9 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 14–36 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1–1 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 17 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 26 | 22.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 16–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 2 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0–2 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 68 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 37–31 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 58 | 20.2 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 34–24 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 45 | 19.2 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 32–13 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 3 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 15.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 17–39 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 47 | 20.8 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 18–29 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 46 | 15.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 21–25 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 17.4 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 22–30 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 45 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 27–18 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 23.1 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 21–12 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 28 | 22.3 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 16–12 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 9 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 7–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Bob Love's career stats?
Bob Love has averaged 17.6 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.4 APG over 11 seasons (1966-67–1976-77).
How tall is Bob Love?
Bob Love is 6-8 (215 lb).
When was Bob Love drafted?
Bob Love was drafted in 1965, round 4, pick 36.