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Bob Love
Forward ·Chicago Bulls ·NBA ·#10

Bob Love

Age83 BornDec 8, 1942 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight98 kg CollegeSouthern Draft1965 · #33
Career averages
17.7PPG
5.7RPG
1.3APG
556 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

CHI hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
556Games
9,818Career points
15.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Chicago Bulls · 421 games · 1968-69 to 1974-75
Honors and awards8 total
3×
All-Defense Team1974, 1973, 1971
3×
All-Star Selection1972, 1971, 1970
2×
All-NBA Team1971, 1970
All awards
Career highsSingle season
25.8PPG · 1971-72 · CHI
8.7RPG · 1969-70 · CHI
1.8APG · 1969-70 · CHI
16.8PER · 1971-72 · CHI
8.6Win shares · 1969-70 · CHI
Draft1965
4Round
33Overall pick
From Southern
Position rank1974-75
#4PPG rank
#15PER rank
#11Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 63 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Chicago Bulls
1968-69 - 1974-75 · 6 seasons
21.3 PPG 6.5 RPG 1.5 APG
421 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1968-69 - 1968-69 · 1 seasons
7.6 PPG 4.6 RPG 0.2 APG
14 games
Sacramento Kings
1967-68 - 1967-68 · 1 seasons
6.4 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.8 APG
72 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1967-68 SAC 72 0 14.8 6.4 2.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 42.4 0.0 68.4 - -
1968-69 NBA 49 0 11.1 5.9 3.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 39.7 0.0 74.0 - -
1968-69 CHI 35 0 9.0 5.1 2.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 41.6 0.0 72.4 16.7 0.6
1968-69 MIL 14 0 16.2 7.6 4.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 36.8 0.0 76.3 11.9 0.0
1969-70 CHI 82 0 38.1 21.0 8.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 46.6 0.0 84.2 16.1 8.6
1971-72 CHI 79 0 39.3 25.8 6.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 44.2 0.0 78.4 16.8 7.5
1972-73 CHI 82 0 37.0 23.1 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 43.1 0.0 82.4 16.4 6.3
1973-74 CHI 82 0 40.1 21.8 6.0 1.6 1.0 0.3 41.7 0.0 81.8 13.7 5.8
1974-75 CHI 61 0 39.4 22.0 6.3 1.7 1.0 0.2 42.9 0.0 83.0 15.0 5.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1969 Milwaukee Bucks Chicago Bulls season change
Oct 1968 Chicago Bulls Milwaukee Bucks mid season trade From 1968-69 to 1968-69
Jul 1968 Sacramento Kings Milwaukee Bucks season change
Jul 1968 Sacramento Kings Chicago Bulls season change

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Born on December 8

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About Bob Love

Robert Earl Love was an American professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. A versatile forward who could shoot with either his left or right hand, Love later worked as the Bulls' director of community affairs and goodwill ambassador. Love was nicknamed "Butterbean", which dates back to his boyhood when he was fond of the legume.