Cameron Johnson vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Cameron Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Cameron Johnson played 6 years in the NBA, 11 less than Kevin Love, who played 17. Cameron Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Kevin Love had his rookie season in 2008-09. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Cameron Johnson 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25
Kevin Love 17 6 2008-09 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cameron Johnson Kevin Love
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 57 22.0 8.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 3.1 7.1 .435 1.9 4.8 .390 0.8 1.0 .807
difference:+24+3.3+2.3+2.5+3.3+5.8+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.9-1.0+0.8+1.4+.024+1.9+4.6+.285+2.5+3.1+.018
Kevin Love 81 25.3 11.1 3.4 5.7 9.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.9 8.5 .459 0.0 0.2 .105 3.3 4.1 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cameron Johnson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Cameron Johnson Kevin Love
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 60 24.0 9.6 0.6 2.8 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.4 8.1 .420 2.0 5.6 .349 0.8 1.0 .847
difference:+4.6+4.4+3.2+4.4+7.7+0.9+0.1+0.1-1.3-0.9+1.5+2.7+.030+1.4+3.8+.019+3.0+3.6+.032
Kevin Love 60 28.6 14.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 2.3 0.7 0.4 2.0 2.3 4.9 10.8 .450 0.6 1.8 .330 3.8 4.6 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 21 21.1 8.2 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.2 .500 1.6 3.5 .446 1.4 1.5 .906
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Cameron Johnson Kevin Love
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 66 26.2 12.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.7 4.2 9.2 .460 2.5 5.9 .425 1.5 1.7 .860
difference:+7+9.6+7.7+3.9+7.2+11.1+1.0+0.3+0.2-1.4-0.3+2.4+4.9+.010+1.3+3.0+.008+4.3+5.1+.010
Kevin Love 73 35.8 20.2 4.5 10.7 15.2 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.6 14.1 .470 1.2 2.9 .417 5.8 6.8 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 13 24.6 10.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 3.5 7.6 .465 1.7 4.5 .373 2.0 2.5 .813
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Cameron Johnson Kevin Love
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 42 28.6 15.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 5.3 11.3 .470 2.5 6.1 .404 2.4 2.9 .842
difference:+13+10.4+10.5+3.3+5.6+8.9+0.1+0.3+0.2-1.4-0.8+3.3+8.0+.022+0.6+1.0+.032+4.5+5.5+.018
Kevin Love 55 39.0 26.0 4.1 9.2 13.3 2.0 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 8.6 19.3 .448 1.9 5.1 .372 6.9 8.4 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 4 38.0 18.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.5 7.0 13.8 .509 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.8 .857
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Cameron Johnson Kevin Love
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 58 27.6 13.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 10.7 .446 2.4 6.1 .391 1.5 1.9 .789
difference:+40+6.7+4.9+2.7+7.0+9.7+0.1+0.1+0.2-1.2-0.1+1.0+5.9+.094+1.3+1.0+.174+4.1+6.0+.085
Kevin Love 18 34.3 18.3 3.6 10.4 14.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.9 5.8 16.6 .352 1.1 5.1 .217 5.6 7.9 .704
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cameron Johnson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Cameron Johnson Kevin Love
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 57 31.6 18.8 0.9 3.4 4.3 3.4 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.8 6.2 13.1 .475 2.8 7.2 .390 3.5 3.9 .893
difference:+20+4.7+7.3+2.0+6.2+8.2+1.0+0.1+0.1-0.8+2.2+5.4+.018+0.3+0.6+.014+3.3+4.3+.072
Kevin Love 77 36.3 26.1 2.9 9.6 12.5 4.4 0.8 0.5 2.5 1.8 8.4 18.5 .457 2.5 6.6 .376 6.8 8.2 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cameron Johnson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 11 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2015 to 2025—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Cameron Johnson, Kevin Love got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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