Kevin Love vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis and Kevin Love, 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.

Kevin Love played 18 years in the NBA, 7 more than Bobby Portis, who played 11. Kevin Love had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Bobby Portis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kevin Love	18	6	2008-09 to 2025-26
Bobby Portis	11	6	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2008-09	2015-16
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	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		%
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
difference:	+19	+7.5	+4.1	+1.4	+2.2	+3.7	+0.2		+0.2	-0.6	-0.9	+0.9	+1.5	+.032	+0.3	+0.6	+.203	+2.5	+3.0	+.062
Bobby Portis	62	17.8	7.0	2.0	3.5	5.4	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.9	1.6	3.0	7.0	.427	0.3	0.8	.308	0.8	1.1	.727

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2009-10	2016-17
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+13.0	+7.2	+2.6	+3.7	+6.4	+1.8	+0.4	+0.2	-1.4	-0.8	+2.0	+4.9	+.038	+0.1	+0.3	+.003	+3.2	+3.7	+.154
Bobby Portis	64	15.6	6.8	1.2	3.5	4.6	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.5	2.9	5.9	.488	0.5	1.5	.333	0.6	0.9	.661

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Portis	6	20.2	6.7	0.8	5.2	6.0	1.2	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.7	2.8	5.5	.515	1.0	2.2	.462	0.0	0.0	-


Season 3
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2010-11	2017-18
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
difference:		+13.3	+7.0	+2.3	+6.1	+8.4	+0.8	+0.1	+0.1	-0.7	-0.2	+1.4	+3.0	+.001	+0.1	+0.2	+.058	+4.2	+4.7	+.081
Bobby Portis	73	22.5	13.2	2.2	4.6	6.8	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.4	1.8	5.2	11.1	.471	1.1	3.1	.359	1.6	2.1	.769

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2011-12	2018-19
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
difference:	+5	+13.0	+11.8	+1.9	+3.3	+5.2	+0.6	+0.2	+0.1	-0.8	-0.1	+3.0	+6.7	+.004	+0.4	+1.3	+.021	+5.4	+6.5	+.030
Bobby Portis	50	26.0	14.2	2.2	5.9	8.1	1.4	0.7	0.4	1.5	2.9	5.6	12.6	.444	1.5	3.8	.393	1.5	1.9	.794

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2012-13	2019-20
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
difference:	+48	+13.2	+8.2	+2.4	+6.5	+8.9	+0.8	+0.2	+0.2	-1.1	-0.2	+1.8	+7.7	+.098	+0.1	+2.3	+.141	+4.5	+6.5	+.059
Bobby Portis	66	21.1	10.1	1.2	3.9	5.1	1.5	0.5	0.3	1.1	1.7	4.0	8.9	.450	1.0	2.8	.358	1.1	1.4	.763

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2013-14	2020-21
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
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
difference:	+11	+15.5	+14.7	+1.0	+4.4	+5.4	+3.3		+0.1	-1.7	-0.1	+3.7	+9.4	+.066	+1.4	+4.2	+.095	+6.0	+7.1	+.081
Bobby Portis	66	20.8	11.4	1.9	5.2	7.1	1.1	0.8	0.4	0.8	1.7	4.7	9.1	.523	1.1	2.4	.471	0.8	1.1	.740

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Portis	20	18.3	8.8	1.7	3.4	5.0	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.5	1.6	3.5	7.6	.464	0.9	2.6	.346	0.9	1.3	.720


Season 7
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2014-15	2021-22
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+3	+5.6	+1.8	+0.6	+1.3	+0.6	+1.0		+0.2	-0.3	-0.5	+0.3	+0.6	+.045	+0.1	+0.5	+.026	+2.2	+2.7	+.052
Bobby Portis	72	28.2	14.6	2.5	6.6	9.1	1.2	0.7	0.7	1.3	2.4	5.8	12.1	.479	1.8	4.7	.393	1.2	1.6	.752

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+2.0	+3.7	+0.6	+2.4	+3.0	+1.7	+0.1	+0.2	-0.2	-0.8	+0.3	+0.7	+.002	+1.1	+1.4	+.131	+2.1	+3.0	+.036
Bobby Portis	12	24.8	10.6	2.1	7.9	10.0	0.8	0.4	0.3	1.3	2.2	4.0	9.6	.417	1.2	3.9	.298	1.4	1.8	.773


Season 8
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2015-16	2022-23
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+7	+5.5	+1.9	+0.3	+0.6	+0.3	+0.9	+0.4	+0.3	-0.6	-0.5	+0.4	+1.2	+.077	+0.7	+2.0	+.010	+2.0	+2.3	+.054
Bobby Portis	70	26.0	14.1	2.2	7.4	9.6	1.5	0.4	0.2	1.2	1.6	5.7	11.5	.496	1.4	3.7	.370	1.4	1.8	.768

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+15	+9.3	+5.1	+0.3	+0.9	+0.6	+0.9	+0.1		-0.6	-1.3	+0.6	+3.8	+.103	+1.3	+2.0	+.136	+2.6	+3.2	+.160
Bobby Portis	5	21.4	9.6	2.0	6.2	8.2	1.2	0.6	0.4	0.8	3.0	4.0	8.2	.488	1.0	3.6	.278	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 9
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2016-17	2023-24
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	60	31.4	19.0	2.5	8.6	11.1	1.9	0.9	0.4	2.0	2.1	6.2	14.5	.427	2.4	6.5	.373	4.3	4.9	.871
difference:	+22	+6.9	+5.2	+0.8	+2.9	+3.7	+0.6	+0.1		-0.9	-0.2	+0.5	+3.3	+.081	+1.2	+3.5	+.034	+3.1	+3.4	+.081
Bobby Portis	82	24.5	13.8	1.7	5.7	7.4	1.3	0.8	0.4	1.1	2.3	5.7	11.2	.508	1.2	3.0	.407	1.2	1.5	.790

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	18	32.1	16.8	2.0	8.6	10.6	1.7	1.2	0.9	1.7	2.6	5.3	12.1	.436	2.8	6.2	.450	3.5	4.2	.840
difference:	+12	+0.9	+0.3	+0.7	+0.1	+0.7	+0.7	+0.7	+0.7	-0.2	-0.4	+2.0	+3.1	+.048	+2.3	+4.2	+.200	+2.2	+2.0	+.225
Bobby Portis	6	31.2	16.5	2.7	8.7	11.3	1.0	0.5	0.2	1.5	2.2	7.3	15.2	.484	0.5	2.0	.250	1.3	2.2	.615


Season 10
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2017-18	2024-25
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	59	28.0	17.6	1.7	7.5	9.3	1.7	0.7	0.4	1.5	2.0	5.7	12.4	.458	2.3	5.6	.415	4.0	4.5	.880
difference:	+10	+2.6	+3.7	+0.1	+0.9	+0.9	+0.4		+0.1	-0.3	-0.1		+0.3	+.008	+1.0	+2.0	+.050	+2.8	+3.0	+.044
Bobby Portis	49	25.4	13.9	1.8	6.6	8.4	2.1	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.9	5.7	12.1	.466	1.3	3.6	.365	1.2	1.5	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	21	31.4	14.9	2.3	7.9	10.2	1.6	0.7	0.4	2.0	2.8	5.2	13.2	.392	1.7	5.0	.340	2.8	3.0	.922
difference:	+16	+0.2	+0.9	+0.7	+1.3	+2.0	+0.2	+0.3		-0.8	-1.2	+0.8	+0.4	+.049	+0.3	+0.6	+.017	+2.8	+2.8	+.922
Bobby Portis	5	31.6	14.0	1.6	6.6	8.2	1.4	0.4	0.4	1.2	1.6	6.0	13.6	.441	2.0	5.6	.357	0.0	0.2	.000


Season 11
	Kevin Love	Bobby Portis
Season	2018-19	2025-26
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	22	27.2	17.0	1.5	9.4	10.9	2.2	0.3	0.2	1.9	2.5	5.0	12.9	.385	2.4	6.7	.361	4.7	5.2	.904
difference:	+14	+7.8	+8.2	+0.5	+4.6	+5.1	+1.1	+0.2	+0.1	-0.5	-1.0	+1.4	+3.8	+.012	+1.1	+3.1	+.016	+4.4	+4.9	+.096
Bobby Portis	8	19.4	8.8	1.0	4.8	5.8	1.1	0.1	0.1	1.4	1.5	3.6	9.1	.397	1.3	3.6	.345	0.3	0.3	1.000

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 7 seasons more than Bobby Portis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2020 to 2026—Kevin Love played in two Playoffs.

Kevin Love vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis and Kevin Love, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years