Kevin Love vs. Jim Paxson, Sr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson, Sr. 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.

Jim Paxson, Sr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Jim Paxson, Sr.: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.5

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1,105

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Jim Paxson, Sr. 616

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Jim Paxson, Sr. 225

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Jim Paxson, Sr. 138

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Jim Paxson, Sr. .323

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Jim Paxson, Sr. .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Jim Paxson, Sr. 9.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.2 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.1 (1958)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.8 Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.4 Jim Paxson, Sr. 3.1

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,110 Jim Paxson, Sr. 37

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Jim Paxson, Sr. 22

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 87 Jim Paxson, Sr. 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Jim Paxson, Sr. .255

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Jim Paxson, Sr. .591

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Jim Paxson, Sr. 6.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.5 (1958)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.