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Bob Love

Robert Earl Love (Bob, Butterbean, Bean)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
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
Draft: Cincinnati Royals, 4th round (7th pick, 33rd overall), 1965 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1966

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 20, 2013 2:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #190. Rik Smits… #191. Randy Smith… #192. Michael Redd… #193. BOB LOVE… #194. Joe Johnson… #195. Cliff Hagan… #196. Gerald Wallace… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 24 CIN NBA PF 66 1074 173 403 .429 93 147 .633 257 49 153 439
1967-68 25 CIN NBA SF 72 1068 193 455 .424 78 114 .684 209 55 141 464
1968-69 26 TOT NBA PF-SF 49 542 108 272 .397 71 96 .740 150 17 59 287
1968-69 26 MIL NBA SF 14 227 39 106 .368 29 38 .763 64 3 22 107
1968-69 26 CHI NBA PF 35 315 69 166 .416 42 58 .724 86 14 37 180
1969-70 27 CHI NBA PF 82 3123 640 1373 .466 442 525 .842 712 148 260 1722
1970-71 28 CHI NBA PF 81 3482 765 1710 .447 513 619 .829 690 185 259 2043
1971-72 29 CHI NBA PF 79 3108 819 1854 .442 399 509 .784 518 125 235 2037
1972-73 30 CHI NBA PF 82 3033 774 1794 .431 347 421 .824 532 119 240 1895
1973-74 31 CHI NBA PF 82 3292 731 1752 .417 323 395 .818 183 309 492 130 84 28 221 1785
1974-75 32 CHI NBA PF 61 2401 539 1256 .429 264 318 .830 99 286 385 102 63 12 209 1342
1975-76 33 CHI NBA SF 76 2823 543 1391 .390 362 452 .801 191 319 510 145 63 10 233 1448
1976-77 34 TOT NBA SF 59 1174 162 428 .379 109 132 .826 79 119 198 48 22 6 120 433
1976-77 34 CHI NBA SF 14 496 68 201 .338 35 46 .761 38 35 73 23 8 2 47 171
1976-77 34 NYN NBA SF 13 228 49 106 .462 33 39 .846 15 23 38 4 1 2 23 131
1976-77 34 SEA NBA SF 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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 24 CIN NBA PF 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 SF 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 PF-SF 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 SF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 24 CIN NBA PF 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 SF 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 PF-SF 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 SF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1966-67 24 CIN NBA PF 66 1074 10.7 .469 .429 5.9 0.3 0.6 1.0 .043
1967-68 25 CIN NBA SF 72 1068 10.3 .459 .424 6.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 .009
1968-69 26 TOT NBA PF-SF 49 542 14.7 .457 .397 4.9 0.1 0.6 0.6 .056
1968-69 26 MIL NBA SF 14 227 11.9 .436 .368 1.8 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .003
1968-69 26 CHI NBA PF 35 315 16.7 .470 .416 7.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 .093
1969-70 27 CHI NBA PF 82 3123 16.1 .537 .466 6.7 5.6 3.0 8.6 .132
1970-71 28 CHI NBA PF 81 3482 17.0 .515 .447 9.4 8.1 6.0 3.9 9.9 .137
1971-72 29 CHI NBA PF 79 3108 16.8 .490 .442 7.9 6.4 2.8 4.7 7.5 .115
1972-73 30 CHI NBA PF 82 3033 16.4 .479 .431 8.8 6.3 2.1 4.2 6.3 .100
1973-74 31 CHI NBA PF 82 3292 13.7 .463 .417 5.7 9.9 7.7 6.5 1.2 0.5 97 1.9 3.9 5.8 .084
1974-75 32 CHI NBA PF 61 2401 15.0 .481 .429 4.4 12.5 8.4 7.4 1.3 0.3 96 2.2 2.9 5.2 .103
1975-76 33 CHI NBA SF 76 2823 14.1 .455 .390 6.4 12.2 9.1 8.7 1.1 0.2 100 2.2 2.3 4.5 .076
1976-77 34 TOT NBA SF 59 1174 9.8 .445 .379 6.8 10.8 8.7 5.8 0.9 0.3 101 0.1 0.9 1.0 .040
1976-77 34 CHI NBA SF 14 496 7.8 .386 .338 7.9 7.4 7.7 6.8 0.8 0.2 102 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.003
1976-77 34 NYN NBA SF 13 228 15.4 .532 .462 6.3 10.8 8.4 3.1 0.2 0.5 103 0.4 0.1 0.5 .105
1976-77 34 SEA NBA SF 32 450 9.1 .462 .372 5.7 14.6 10.0 6.1 1.3 0.2 100 0.1 0.4 0.5 .055
Career NBA 789 25120 14.9 .485 .429 5.7 11.3 8.6 7.0 1.1 0.3 98 23.2 27.3 50.4 .096

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 27 CHI NBA PF 5 172 20 52 .385 19 24 .792 46 4 12 59
1970-71 28 CHI NBA PF 7 330 79 161 .491 29 36 .806 51 10 26 187
1971-72 29 CHI NBA PF 4 173 32 89 .360 11 13 .846 27 7 17 75
1972-73 30 CHI NBA PF 7 314 68 148 .459 30 41 .732 67 23 20 166
1973-74 31 CHI NBA PF 11 489 104 257 .405 45 59 .763 27 36 63 24 14 5 28 253
1974-75 32 CHI NBA PF 13 583 138 316 .437 60 77 .779 31 67 98 19 10 5 41 336
Career NBA 47 2061 441 1023 .431 194 250 .776 58 103 352 87 24 10 144 1076

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 27 CHI NBA PF 5 34.4 4.0 10.4 .385 3.8 4.8 .792 9.2 0.8 2.4 11.8
1970-71 28 CHI NBA PF 7 47.1 11.3 23.0 .491 4.1 5.1 .806 7.3 1.4 3.7 26.7
1971-72 29 CHI NBA PF 4 43.3 8.0 22.3 .360 2.8 3.3 .846 6.8 1.8 4.3 18.8
1972-73 30 CHI NBA PF 7 44.9 9.7 21.1 .459 4.3 5.9 .732 9.6 3.3 2.9 23.7
1973-74 31 CHI NBA PF 11 44.5 9.5 23.4 .405 4.1 5.4 .763 2.5 3.3 5.7 2.2 1.3 0.5 2.5 23.0
1974-75 32 CHI NBA PF 13 44.8 10.6 24.3 .437 4.6 5.9 .779 2.4 5.2 7.5 1.5 0.8 0.4 3.2 25.8
Career NBA 47 43.9 9.4 21.8 .431 4.1 5.3 .776 2.4 4.3 7.5 1.9 1.0 0.4 3.1 22.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 27 CHI NBA PF 5 172 4.2 10.9 .385 4.0 5.0 .792 9.6 0.8 2.5 12.3
1970-71 28 CHI NBA PF 7 330 8.6 17.6 .491 3.2 3.9 .806 5.6 1.1 2.8 20.4
1971-72 29 CHI NBA PF 4 173 6.7 18.5 .360 2.3 2.7 .846 5.6 1.5 3.5 15.6
1972-73 30 CHI NBA PF 7 314 7.8 17.0 .459 3.4 4.7 .732 7.7 2.6 2.3 19.0
1973-74 31 CHI NBA PF 11 489 7.7 18.9 .405 3.3 4.3 .763 2.0 2.7 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 18.6
1974-75 32 CHI NBA PF 13 583 8.5 19.5 .437 3.7 4.8 .779 1.9 4.1 6.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 2.5 20.7
Career NBA 47 2061 7.7 17.9 .431 3.4 4.4 .776 1.9 3.5 6.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 18.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1969-70 27 CHI NBA PF 5 172 10.8 .472 .385 2.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 .045
1970-71 28 CHI NBA PF 7 330 15.8 .529 .491 7.8 4.7 0.8 0.1 0.9 .134
1971-72 29 CHI NBA PF 4 173 8.5 .396 .360 7.5 5.9 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.079
1972-73 30 CHI NBA PF 7 314 18.3 .500 .459 9.6 11.9 0.5 0.5 1.0 .157
1973-74 31 CHI NBA PF 11 489 14.9 .447 .405 5.3 8.8 6.8 8.6 1.4 0.6 106 0.3 0.0 0.3 .027
1974-75 32 CHI NBA PF 13 583 16.3 .480 .437 5.5 12.1 8.7 6.2 0.8 0.5 97 0.7 0.7 1.4 .118
Career NBA 47 2061 15.1 .475 .431 5.4 10.6 8.1 7.1 1.1 0.5 101 2.0 1.5 3.5 .082

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 28 CHI NBA PF 1 0 21:00 6 12 .500 4 5 .800 4 0 2 16
1971-72 29 CHI NBA PF 1 1 16:00 4 11 .364 0 2 .000 6 0 1 8
1972-73 30 CHI NBA PF 1 0 12:00 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 3 0 1 6
Career NBA 3 1 49 12 27 .444 6 9 .667 13 0 4 30

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Bob Love 9.9 8.6 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.2 4.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2
Gerald Wallace 89.7 11.5 9.5 7.7 6.4 6.2 4.8 4.6 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.4
Troy Murphy 89.1 8.5 7.8 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.5 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.3
Rodney McCray 88.8 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Derrick Coleman 88.6 9.9 9.5 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.4 3.3 2.0 1.2 -0.2
Jermaine O'Neal 88.6 10.5 9.0 6.4 6.4 4.9 4.7 3.8 2.1 1.2 0.8 0.8
Wally Szczerbiak 88.3 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6
Bob Netolicky 87.7 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.4 5.6 4.9 4.1 2.1 0.0
Sean Elliott 86.7 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.1 4.6 3.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.5
Donyell Marshall 86.5 10.4 8.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.0 1.3 1.3 0.3
Greg Ballard 86.4 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Bob Love 9.9 8.6 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.2 4.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2
Rodney McCray 88.8 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Troy Murphy 88.8 8.5 7.8 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.5 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.3
Wally Szczerbiak 88.3 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6
Bob Netolicky 87.7 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.4 5.6 4.9 4.1 2.1 0.0
Greg Ballard 86.4 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Gerald Wallace 86.2 11.5 9.5 7.7 6.4 6.2 4.8 4.6 3.1 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.4
Mehmet Okur 85.9 9.3 8.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.6 3.8 0.2 0.0
Red Robbins 85.1 10.7 9.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 3.9 3.7 2.3
Larry Kenon 84.7 10.0 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.1 0.9 0.2
Jim McMillian 84.3 8.9 7.9 7.8 6.4 6.0 3.4 2.6 2.5 0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1971 NBA
1972 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 Award Shares
1972-73 NBA 0.010 (11)
1973-74 NBA 0.002 (15)
1974-75 NBA 0.004 (19)
Career 0.017 (144)
Games
1969-70 NBA 82 (1)
 1972-73 NBA 82 (1)
 1973-74 NBA 82 (1)
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)
Free Throws
1970-71 NBA 513 (6)
Free Throw Attempts
1970-71 NBA 619 (10)
1975-76 NBA 452 (10)
Points
1970-71 NBA 2043 (5)
1971-72 NBA 2037 (7)
1973-74 NBA 1785 (8)
Free Throw Pct
1969-70 NBA .842 (5)
1970-71 NBA .829 (9)
Minutes Per Game
1970-71 NBA 43.0 (5)
1973-74 NBA 40.1 (10)
Points Per Game
1970-71 NBA 25.2 (6)
1971-72 NBA 25.8 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.030 (234)
NBA Elo Player Rating
193rd (overall) as of May 19, 2013, 5:01AM
  

Transactions

May 6, 1965: Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 4th round (36th pick) of the 1965 NBA Draft.

May 6, 1968: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Cincinnati Royals in the NBA expansion draft.

November 23, 1968: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with Bob Weiss to the Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson.

November 30, 1976: Traded by the Chicago Bulls to the New York Nets for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Mike Glenn).

January 20, 1977: Waived by the New York Nets.

January 28, 1977: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.

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