Kevin Love vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Fred Saunders 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.