Kevin Love vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2024-25
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 17 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Slater Martin 5

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Slater Martin 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.2 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.0 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,421 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,497 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,172 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Kevin Love 577 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 368 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 952 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .438 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .828 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Slater Martin - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.