Kevin Love vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams 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 17 years in the NBA, 14 more than Mark Williams, who played 3. Kevin Love had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 17 6 2008-09 to 2024-25
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Love Mark Williams
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
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%
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:+38+6.0+2.1+1.2+0.8+2.0+0.6+0.3+0.4-0.6-0.3+0.2+2.7+.178+0.2+1.7+1.8+.098
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kevin Love Mark Williams
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
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:+41+1.9+1.3+0.2+1.5+1.3+1.1+0.1+0.7-1.1-0.3+0.3+2.9+.199+0.6+1.8+1.4+1.2+.096
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Kevin Love Mark Williams
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
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%
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:+29+9.2+4.9+1.5+3.5+5.0+0.1+0.8-0.5-0.4+0.5+3.9+.134+1.2+2.8+.417+2.8+3.1+.046
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 14 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2012 to 2025—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 14 extra years over Mark Williams, Kevin Love got these achievements:

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