Dylan Harper vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Dylan Harper, 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.
Dylan Harper played 1 year in the NBA, 17 less than Kevin Love, who played 18. Dylan Harper had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, 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 |
| Dylan Harper | 1 | 0 | 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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| Dylan Harper | Kevin Love | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2008-09 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dylan Harper | 15 | 21.9 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 11.0 | .461 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .263 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .708 |
| difference: | +66 | +3.4 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +3.6 | +6.0 | +2.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.2 | +1.2 | +2.5 | +.002 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +.158 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.081 | |
| 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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| * Neiher Dylan Harper nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Kevin Love played 17 seasons more than Dylan Harper in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2010 to 2026—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over Dylan Harper, Kevin Love got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Most Improved Player 1 Rebounds Leader 5 All-Star Game |
All-Rookie Second Team