Donovan Clingan vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Donovan Clingan, 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.
Donovan Clingan played 2 years in the NBA, 16 less than Kevin Love, who played 18. Donovan Clingan 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 |
| Donovan Clingan |
2 |
0 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Kevin Love |
18 |
6 |
2008-09 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Donovan Clingan |
Kevin Love |
| Season |
2024-25 | 2008-09 |
| Team |
Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % |
| Donovan Clingan |
67 |
19.8 |
6.5 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
.539 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.286 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.596 |
| difference: | +14 | +5.5 | +4.6 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +3.5 | +.080 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.181 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +.193 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher Donovan Clingan nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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 | % |
| Donovan Clingan |
23 |
25.5 |
10.1 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
10.1 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
7.8 |
.489 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.254 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.702 |
| difference: | +37 | +3.1 | +3.9 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +1.1 | -1.2 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +.039 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +.076 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +.113 |
| 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 Donovan Clingan nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Kevin Love played 16 seasons more than Donovan Clingan 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 Donovan Clingan, 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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