Kevin Love vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Richie Niemiera 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Richie Niemiera 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Richie Niemiera - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.