Kevin Love vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 11 more than Coby White, who played 7. Kevin Love had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Coby White 7 1 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Love Coby White
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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%
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:+16+0.5+2.1+3.0+2.6+5.6+1.7+0.4+0.5-0.2-0.7+0.9+3.7+.065+2.0+5.6+.249+1.7+2.1+.002
Coby White 65 25.8 13.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.8 12.2 .394 2.0 5.8 .354 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kevin Love Coby White
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
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%
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:+9+2.6+1.1+3.4+3.5+6.9+2.5+0.1+0.2-0.3-0.3+0.5+2.3+.034+1.8+4.8+.029+1.9+2.5+.086
Coby White 69 31.2 15.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.8 0.6 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.4 13.1 .416 2.4 6.6 .359 1.9 2.1 .901
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kevin Love Coby White
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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:+12+8.4+7.5+4.2+8.0+12.2+0.4+0.1+0.2-1.0-0.2+2.0+3.5+.037+1.0+2.9+.032+4.5+5.3+.007
Coby White 61 27.4 12.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.6 .433 2.2 5.8 .385 1.3 1.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------
Coby White 5 19.6 8.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.0 3.0 9.0 .333 1.6 5.8 .276 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 4
Kevin Love Coby White
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+19+15.6+16.3+3.9+6.6+10.4+0.8+0.2+0.4-1.3-1.2+5.0+11.3+.005+0.2+0.5+6.1+7.5+.047
Coby White 74 23.4 9.7 0.2 2.6 2.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.6 8.0 .443 1.7 4.6 .372 0.8 0.9 .871
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Kevin Love Coby White
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+61+2.2+0.8+3.0+6.4+9.5+2.8+0.3-0.1-0.5+1.0+1.3+.095+1.5+1.9+.159+2.8+4.6+.134
Coby White 79 36.5 19.1 0.6 4.0 4.5 5.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 6.8 15.3 .447 2.6 7.0 .376 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Kevin Love Coby White
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+3.2+5.7+2.6+6.2+8.8+0.1+0.1+0.3-0.1-0.3+1.5+3.4+.004+0.4+1.3+.006+3.1+4.1+.081
Coby White 74 33.1 20.4 0.3 3.4 3.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 2.4 2.1 6.9 15.1 .453 2.9 7.9 .370 3.7 4.1 .902
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Kevin Love Coby White
Season 2014-152025-26
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+64+4.4+4.8+1.5+4.6+6.1+3.0+0.5-1.2-0.4+1.2+2.6+.006+0.1+1.8+.081+2.3+2.7+.014
Coby White 11 29.4 21.2 0.4 3.3 3.6 5.2 0.7 0.0 2.8 2.3 6.7 15.3 .440 2.0 7.0 .286 5.7 7.0 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 11 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—Kevin Love played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Coby White, Kevin Love got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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