Kevin Love vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller 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.
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, 15 more than Brandon Miller, who played 3. Kevin Love had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Brandon Miller |
3 |
0 |
2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Kevin Love |
Brandon Miller |
| Season |
2008-09 | 2023-24 |
| Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Charlotte Hornets |
| 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 |
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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: | +7 | +6.9 | +6.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 | +4.8 | +1.4 | +0.5 | | -0.3 | | +2.5 | +6.1 | +.019 | +2.5 | +6.5 | +.268 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +.038 |
| Brandon Miller |
74 |
32.2 |
17.3 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
14.6 |
.440 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
.373 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.827 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kevin Love nor Brandon Miller 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 | % |
| 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: | +33 | +5.6 | +7.0 | +2.9 | +3.3 | +6.1 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +2.4 | +7.4 | +.047 | +3.3 | +9.1 | +.025 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +.046 |
| Brandon Miller |
27 |
34.2 |
21.0 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
18.2 |
.403 |
3.9 |
10.9 |
.355 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.861 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kevin Love nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Kevin Love played 15 seasons more than Brandon Miller 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 Brandon Miller, Kevin Love got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team
4 All-Star Game
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