Kevin Love vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Earl Tatum 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.