Don Carlson vs. Kevin Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Love and Don Carlson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Don Carlson

vs.

Kevin Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Kevin Love 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Kevin Love 16

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Kevin Love 6

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Kevin Love 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Kevin Love 2

Rebounds Leader Don Carlson 0 * Kevin Love 1

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Kevin Love 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Kevin Love 10.1

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Kevin Love 2.3

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Kevin Love 15,299

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Kevin Love 9,403

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Kevin Love 2,150

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 562

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 364

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Kevin Love 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Kevin Love .439

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love .369

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Kevin Love .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Kevin Love 26.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Kevin Love 15.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Kevin Love 4.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Kevin Love 12.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Kevin Love 8.5

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Kevin Love 1.7

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Kevin Love 1,110

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Kevin Love 730

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Kevin Love 143

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 55

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 41

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Kevin Love 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Kevin Love .401

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love .399

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Kevin Love .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Kevin Love 16.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Kevin Love 10.6 (2017)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Kevin Love 2.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 1.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.