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Bob Love
Robert Love (Bob, Butterbean, Bean)
Position: Forward
Height: 6-8 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1942 in Bastrop, Louisiana
High School: Moorehouse in Delhi, Louisiana
College: Southern University and A&M College
Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 4th round (7th pick, 33rd overall) of the 1965 NBA draft.
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Game Logs and Splits
| Game Logs | 1969-70 |
| Splits | 1969-70 |
Totals
Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1966-67 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 66 | 1074 | 173 | 403 | .429 | 93 | 147 | .633 | 257 | 49 | 153 | 439 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 72 | 1068 | 193 | 455 | .424 | 78 | 114 | .684 | 209 | 55 | 141 | 464 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | TOT | NBA | 49 | 542 | 108 | 272 | .397 | 71 | 96 | .740 | 150 | 17 | 59 | 287 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 14 | 227 | 39 | 106 | .368 | 29 | 38 | .763 | 64 | 3 | 22 | 107 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 35 | 315 | 69 | 166 | .416 | 42 | 58 | .724 | 86 | 14 | 37 | 180 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3123 | 640 | 1373 | .466 | 442 | 525 | .842 | 712 | 148 | 260 | 1722 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 81 | 3482 | 765 | 1710 | .447 | 513 | 619 | .829 | 690 | 185 | 259 | 2043 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 79 | 3108 | 819 | 1854 | .442 | 399 | 509 | .784 | 518 | 125 | 235 | 2037 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3033 | 774 | 1794 | .431 | 347 | 421 | .824 | 532 | 119 | 240 | 1895 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3292 | 731 | 1752 | .417 | 323 | 395 | .818 | 183 | 309 | 492 | 130 | 84 | 28 | 221 | 1785 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 32 | CHI | NBA | 61 | 2401 | 539 | 1256 | .429 | 264 | 318 | .830 | 99 | 286 | 385 | 102 | 63 | 12 | 209 | 1342 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 33 | CHI | NBA | 76 | 2823 | 543 | 1391 | .390 | 362 | 452 | .801 | 191 | 319 | 510 | 145 | 63 | 10 | 233 | 1448 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | TOT | NBA | 59 | 1174 | 162 | 428 | .379 | 109 | 132 | .826 | 79 | 119 | 198 | 48 | 22 | 6 | 120 | 433 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | CHI | NBA | 14 | 496 | 68 | 201 | .338 | 35 | 46 | .761 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 171 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | NYN | NBA | 13 | 228 | 49 | 106 | .462 | 33 | 39 | .846 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 131 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | SEA | NBA | 32 | 450 | 45 | 121 | .372 | 41 | 47 | .872 | 26 | 61 | 87 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 50 | 131 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 789 | 25120 | 5447 | 12688 | .429 | 3001 | 3728 | .805 | 552 | 1033 | 4653 | 1123 | 232 | 56 | 2130 | 13895 |
Per Game
Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1966-67 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 66 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .429 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .633 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 6.7 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 72 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 6.3 | .424 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .684 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 6.4 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | TOT | NBA | 49 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 5.6 | .397 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .740 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.9 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 14 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 7.6 | .368 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .763 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 35 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .416 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .724 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.1 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 38.1 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .466 | 5.4 | 6.4 | .842 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 21.0 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 81 | 43.0 | 9.4 | 21.1 | .447 | 6.3 | 7.6 | .829 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 25.2 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 79 | 39.3 | 10.4 | 23.5 | .442 | 5.1 | 6.4 | .784 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 25.8 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 37.0 | 9.4 | 21.9 | .431 | 4.2 | 5.1 | .824 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 23.1 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 40.1 | 8.9 | 21.4 | .417 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .818 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 21.8 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 32 | CHI | NBA | 61 | 39.4 | 8.8 | 20.6 | .429 | 4.3 | 5.2 | .830 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 22.0 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 33 | CHI | NBA | 76 | 37.1 | 7.1 | 18.3 | .390 | 4.8 | 5.9 | .801 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 19.1 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | TOT | NBA | 59 | 19.9 | 2.7 | 7.3 | .379 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .826 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 7.3 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | CHI | NBA | 14 | 35.4 | 4.9 | 14.4 | .338 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .761 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 12.2 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | NYN | NBA | 13 | 17.5 | 3.8 | 8.2 | .462 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .846 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 10.1 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | SEA | NBA | 32 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | .372 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .872 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.1 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 789 | 31.8 | 6.9 | 16.1 | .429 | 3.8 | 4.7 | .805 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 17.6 |
Per 36 Minutes
Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1966-67 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 66 | 1074 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .429 | 3.1 | 4.9 | .633 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 14.7 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 72 | 1068 | 6.5 | 15.3 | .424 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .684 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | TOT | NBA | 49 | 542 | 7.2 | 18.1 | .397 | 4.7 | 6.4 | .740 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 19.1 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 14 | 227 | 6.2 | 16.8 | .368 | 4.6 | 6.0 | .763 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 17.0 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 35 | 315 | 7.9 | 19.0 | .416 | 4.8 | 6.6 | .724 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 20.6 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3123 | 7.4 | 15.8 | .466 | 5.1 | 6.1 | .842 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 19.9 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 81 | 3482 | 7.9 | 17.7 | .447 | 5.3 | 6.4 | .829 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 21.1 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 79 | 3108 | 9.5 | 21.5 | .442 | 4.6 | 5.9 | .784 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 23.6 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3033 | 9.2 | 21.3 | .431 | 4.1 | 5.0 | .824 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 22.5 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3292 | 8.0 | 19.2 | .417 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .818 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 19.5 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 32 | CHI | NBA | 61 | 2401 | 8.1 | 18.8 | .429 | 4.0 | 4.8 | .830 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 20.1 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 33 | CHI | NBA | 76 | 2823 | 6.9 | 17.7 | .390 | 4.6 | 5.8 | .801 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 18.5 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | TOT | NBA | 59 | 1174 | 5.0 | 13.1 | .379 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .826 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 13.3 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | CHI | NBA | 14 | 496 | 4.9 | 14.6 | .338 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .761 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 12.4 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | NYN | NBA | 13 | 228 | 7.7 | 16.7 | .462 | 5.2 | 6.2 | .846 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 20.7 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | SEA | NBA | 32 | 450 | 3.6 | 9.7 | .372 | 3.3 | 3.8 | .872 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 10.5 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 789 | 25120 | 7.8 | 18.2 | .429 | 4.3 | 5.3 | .805 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 19.9 |
Advanced
Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
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| 1966-67 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 66 | 1074 | 10.7 | .469 | .429 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 72 | 1068 | 10.3 | .459 | .424 | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | TOT | NBA | 49 | 542 | 14.7 | .457 | .397 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 14 | 227 | 11.9 | .436 | .368 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 35 | 315 | 16.7 | .470 | .416 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3123 | 16.1 | .537 | .466 | 6.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 81 | 3482 | 17.0 | .515 | .447 | 9.4 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 79 | 3108 | 16.8 | .490 | .442 | 7.9 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3033 | 16.4 | .479 | .431 | 8.8 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3292 | 13.7 | .463 | .417 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 97 | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | 32 | CHI | NBA | 61 | 2401 | 15.0 | .481 | .429 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 96 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | 33 | CHI | NBA | 76 | 2823 | 14.1 | .455 | .390 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 100 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | TOT | NBA | 59 | 1174 | 9.8 | .445 | .379 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 101 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | CHI | NBA | 14 | 496 | 7.8 | .386 | .338 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 102 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | NYN | NBA | 13 | 228 | 15.4 | .532 | .462 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 103 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 34 | SEA | NBA | 32 | 450 | 9.1 | .462 | .372 | 5.7 | 14.6 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 100 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 789 | 25120 | 14.9 | .485 | .429 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 98 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1969-70 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 5 | 172 | 20 | 52 | 19 | 24 | 46 | 4 | 12 | 59 | .385 | .792 | 34.4 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 7 | 330 | 79 | 161 | 29 | 36 | 51 | 10 | 26 | 187 | .491 | .806 | 47.1 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 1.4 | |||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 4 | 173 | 32 | 89 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 75 | .360 | .846 | 43.3 | 18.8 | 6.8 | 1.8 | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 7 | 314 | 68 | 148 | 30 | 41 | 67 | 23 | 20 | 166 | .459 | .732 | 44.9 | 23.7 | 9.6 | 3.3 | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 11 | 489 | 104 | 257 | 45 | 59 | 27 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 253 | .405 | .763 | 44.5 | 23.0 | 5.7 | 2.2 | ||||
| 1974-75 | 32 | CHI | NBA | 13 | 583 | 138 | 316 | 60 | 77 | 31 | 98 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 336 | .437 | .779 | 44.8 | 25.8 | 7.5 | 1.5 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 47 | 2061 | 441 | 1023 | 194 | 250 | 58 | 352 | 87 | 24 | 10 | 144 | 1076 | .431 | .776 | 43.9 | 22.9 | 7.5 | 1.9 | ||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1970-71 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 1 | 21 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 1 | 16 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 3 | 49 | 12 | 27 | .444 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1971 NBA1972 NBA 1973 NBA |
Honors 1970-71 NBA All-NBA (2nd)1971-72 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1971-72 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1973-74 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1974-75 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) |
MVP Voting 1973-74 NBA 0.002 (15) 1974-75 NBA 0.004 (19) |
Games 1969-70 NBA 82 (1)1972-73 NBA 82 (1) 1973-74 NBA 82 (1) |
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Minutes Played 1969-70 NBA 3123 (10)1970-71 NBA 3482 (4) 1973-74 NBA 3292 (6) |
Field Goals 1970-71 NBA 765 (7)1971-72 NBA 819 (6) 1972-73 NBA 774 (9) |
Field Goal Attempts 1970-71 NBA 1710 (6)1971-72 NBA 1854 (4) 1972-73 NBA 1794 (5) 1973-74 NBA 1752 (4) 1975-76 NBA 1391 (10) Career NBA 12688 (94) |
Free Throws 1970-71 NBA 513 (6) |
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Free Throw Attempts 1970-71 NBA 619 (10)1975-76 NBA 452 (10) |
Free Throw Pct 1969-70 NBA .842 (5)1970-71 NBA .829 (9) |
Points 1970-71 NBA 2043 (5)1971-72 NBA 2037 (7) 1973-74 NBA 1785 (8) |
Minutes Per Game 1970-71 NBA 43.0 (5)1973-74 NBA 40.1 (10) |
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Points Per Game 1970-71 NBA 25.2 (6)1971-72 NBA 25.8 (6) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.014 (219) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | Total | NBA | $27,000 |
| 1969-70 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | *$34,000 |
| 1970-71 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | $41,000 |
| 1971-72 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | *$58,000 |
| 1972-73 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | $75,000 |
| 1973-74 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | $75,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $310,000 |