Gradey Dick vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Gradey Dick, 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 / 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.

Gradey Dick played 3 years in the NBA, 15 less than Kevin Love, who played 18. Gradey Dick had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Gradey Dick 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Kevin Love 18 6 2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gradey Dick Kevin Love
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Toronto RaptorsMinnesota 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%
Gradey Dick 60 21.1 8.5 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.2 7.4 .425 1.5 4.0 .365 0.7 0.9 .863
difference:+21+4.2+2.6+2.9+3.9+6.9+0.1+0.2+0.6-0.7-1.0+0.7+1.1+.034+1.5+3.8+.260+2.6+3.2+.074
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 Gradey Dick nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Gradey Dick Kevin Love
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Toronto RaptorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Gradey Dick 54 29.4 14.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.2 4.9 12.0 .410 2.1 6.0 .350 2.5 2.9 .858
difference:+6+0.8+0.4+3.0+4.4+7.4+0.5+0.2+0.2-0.5-0.1+1.2+.040+1.5+4.2+.020+1.3+1.7+.043
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
* Neiher Gradey Dick nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Gradey Dick Kevin Love
Season 2025-262010-11
Team Toronto RaptorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Gradey Dick 29 15.8 6.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.2 2.1 5.2 .408 0.9 2.9 .321 1.1 1.4 .825
difference:+44+20.0+13.9+4.1+9.3+13.4+1.9+0.1+0.3-1.6-0.8+4.5+8.9+.062+0.3+.096+4.7+5.4+.025
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
* Neiher Gradey Dick nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 15 seasons more than Gradey Dick in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2012 to 2026—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 15 extra years over Gradey Dick, Kevin Love got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game