Kevin Love vs. LaSalle Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LaSalle Thompson 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.

LaSalle Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
LaSalle Thompson: 1982-83 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 LaSalle Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 LaSalle Thompson 15

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 LaSalle Thompson 7

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 LaSalle Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 LaSalle Thompson 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 LaSalle Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 LaSalle Thompson 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 LaSalle Thompson 6.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 LaSalle Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 LaSalle Thompson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 LaSalle Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 LaSalle Thompson 7,806

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 LaSalle Thompson 6,689

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 LaSalle Thompson 1,139

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 LaSalle Thompson 741

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 LaSalle Thompson 972

Total Games Kevin Love 929 LaSalle Thompson 985

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 LaSalle Thompson .492

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 LaSalle Thompson .154

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 LaSalle Thompson .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) LaSalle Thompson 13.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) LaSalle Thompson 10.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) LaSalle Thompson 2.1 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) LaSalle Thompson 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) LaSalle Thompson 1.8 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 LaSalle Thompson 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 LaSalle Thompson 5.3

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 LaSalle Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 LaSalle Thompson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 LaSalle Thompson 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 LaSalle Thompson 178

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 LaSalle Thompson 148

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 LaSalle Thompson 28

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 LaSalle Thompson 16

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 LaSalle Thompson 25

Total Games Kevin Love 88 LaSalle Thompson 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 LaSalle Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 LaSalle Thompson -

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 LaSalle Thompson .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) LaSalle Thompson 15.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) LaSalle Thompson 11.7 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) LaSalle Thompson 1.6 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) LaSalle Thompson 1.0 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) LaSalle Thompson 2.0 (1986)