Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Jaren Jackson Jr., 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.

Jaren Jackson Jr. played 8 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kevin Love, who played 18. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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.

Rookie Season
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Kevin Love
Season	2018-19	2008-09
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	58	26.1	13.8	1.3	3.4	4.7	1.1	0.9	1.4	1.7	3.8	5.1	10.2	.506	0.9	2.4	.359	2.6	3.4	.766
difference:	+23	+0.8	+2.7	+2.1	+2.3	+4.4	+0.1	+0.5	+0.8	-0.2	-1.3	+1.2	+1.7	+.047	+0.9	+2.2	+.254	+0.7	+0.7	+.023
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 Jaren Jackson Jr. nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Kevin Love
Season	2020-21	2010-11
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	11	23.5	14.4	1.5	4.1	5.6	1.1	1.1	1.6	1.4	3.8	4.8	11.4	.424	1.5	5.5	.283	3.2	3.8	.833
difference:	+62	+12.3	+5.8	+3.0	+6.6	+9.6	+1.4	+0.5	+1.2	-0.7	-1.8	+1.8	+2.7	+.046	+0.3	+2.6	+.134	+2.6	+3.0	+.017
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	5	27.4	13.6	1.8	3.8	5.6	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.8	4.2	4.6	10.8	.426	1.6	5.6	.286	2.8	3.2	.875
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Kevin Love
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	78	27.3	16.3	1.5	4.3	5.8	1.1	0.9	2.3	1.7	3.5	5.5	13.3	.415	1.6	5.1	.319	3.6	4.4	.823
difference:	+23	+11.7	+9.7	+2.6	+4.9	+7.5	+0.9		+1.8	-0.6	-0.7	+3.1	+6.0	+.033	+0.3		+.053	+3.3	+4.0	+.001
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	12	27.7	15.4	2.2	4.6	6.8	0.9	0.8	2.5	1.4	4.4	4.9	13.0	.378	2.3	6.0	.375	3.3	4.4	.755
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Kevin Love
Season	2022-23	2012-13
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	63	28.4	18.6	1.7	5.0	6.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.7	3.6	6.6	13.0	.506	1.6	4.5	.355	3.8	4.9	.788
difference:	+45	+5.9	+0.3	+1.9	+5.4	+7.2	+1.3	+0.3	+2.5	-0.5	-1.7	+0.8	+3.6	+.154	+0.5	+0.6	+.138	+1.8	+3.0	+.084
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	6	36.7	18.0	3.3	4.5	7.8	1.5	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	5.8	13.8	.422	1.2	4.2	.280	5.2	6.0	.861
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Kevin Love
Season	2023-24	2013-14
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	66	32.2	22.5	1.3	4.2	5.5	2.3	1.2	1.6	2.4	3.6	7.8	17.6	.444	1.8	5.5	.320	5.1	6.3	.808
difference:	+11	+4.1	+3.6	+1.6	+5.4	+7.0	+2.1	+0.4	+1.1	-0.1	-1.8	+0.6	+0.9	+.013	+0.7	+1.1	+.056	+1.7	+1.9	+.013
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 Jaren Jackson Jr. nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Kevin Love
Season	2024-25	2014-15
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	74	29.8	22.2	1.2	4.4	5.6	2.0	1.2	1.5	2.1	3.5	8.0	16.4	.488	2.0	5.3	.375	4.2	5.4	.781
difference:	+1	+4.0	+5.8	+0.7	+3.5	+4.1	+0.2	+0.5	+1.0	-0.5	-1.6	+2.5	+3.7	+.054	+0.1	+0.1	+.008	+0.8	+1.1	+.023
Kevin Love	75	33.8	16.4	1.9	7.9	9.7	2.2	0.7	0.5	1.6	1.9	5.5	12.7	.434	1.9	5.2	.367	3.4	4.3	.804
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	4	34.3	16.0	2.3	2.8	5.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	2.8	3.5	5.5	14.5	.379	0.8	2.8	.273	4.3	5.0	.850
difference:		+7.5	+1.7	+0.8	+2.7	+2.0	+1.0	+0.7		-1.3	-0.5	+1.2	+4.2	+.036	+1.5	+2.5	+.156	+0.8	+0.2	+.113
Kevin Love	4	26.8	14.3	1.5	5.5	7.0	2.5	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.0	4.3	10.3	.415	2.3	5.3	.429	3.5	4.8	.737

Season 8
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Kevin Love
Season	2025-26	2015-16
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	8	28.6	18.0	0.8	4.6	5.4	1.4	0.6	1.3	2.1	4.5	6.6	12.4	.535	1.6	4.1	.394	3.1	3.9	.806
difference:	+69	+2.9	+2.0	+1.1	+3.4	+4.5	+1.0	+0.2	+0.8	-0.3	-2.4	+1.3	+0.3	+.116	+0.5	+1.6	+.034	+0.3	+0.2	+.016
Kevin Love	77	31.5	16.0	1.9	8.0	9.9	2.4	0.8	0.5	1.8	2.1	5.3	12.7	.419	2.1	5.7	.360	3.4	4.1	.822
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Love	20	30.7	14.7	1.7	7.1	8.8	2.1	0.5	0.4	1.4	1.7	4.6	12.0	.385	2.3	5.6	.414	3.2	3.8	.840

Additional Years
* Kevin Love played 10 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—Kevin Love played in 4 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Jaren Jackson Jr., Kevin Love got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game