Dalton Knecht vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Dalton Knecht, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 16 less than Kevin Love, who played 18. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
1 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Kevin Love |
18 |
6 |
2008-09 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
78 |
19.2 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
.461 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.376 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.762 |
| difference: | +3 | +6.1 | +2.0 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +6.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -1.0 | -1.3 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +.002 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +.271 | +2.5 | +3.0 | +.027 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Kevin Love |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
22 |
14.5 |
5.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.462 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.344 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.667 |
| difference: | +38 | +14.1 | +8.1 | +3.4 | +5.7 | +9.1 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -1.1 | +2.7 | +6.0 | +.012 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +.014 | +3.3 | +3.9 | +.148 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dalton Knecht nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Kevin Love played 16 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2011 to 2026—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 16 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Kevin Love got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team
1 Most Improved Player
1 Rebounds Leader
5 All-Star Game
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