Kevin Love vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington 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, 11 more than P.J. Washington, who played 6. Kevin Love had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while P.J. Washington 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 17 6 2008-09 to 2024-25
P.J. Washington 6 1 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Love P.J. Washington
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
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:+23+5.0+1.1+2.4+1.3+3.7+1.1+0.5+0.2-0.1-0.2+0.7+1.7+.004+1.5+3.8+.269+1.8+1.8+.142
P.J. Washington 58 30.3 12.2 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.7 4.6 10.2 .455 1.5 4.0 .374 1.5 2.3 .647
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kevin Love P.J. Washington
Season 2009-102020-21
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:+4+1.9+1.1+2.3+2.1+4.5+0.2+0.4+0.8-0.4+0.2+0.1+.010+1.2+2.7+.056+2.1+2.3+.070
P.J. Washington 64 30.5 12.9 1.5 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 10.7 .440 1.8 4.5 .386 1.7 2.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kevin Love P.J. Washington
Season 2010-112021-22
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:+8+8.6+9.9+3.2+6.8+10.0+0.2+0.3+0.5-0.8-0.3+2.8+5.9+0.5+1.7+.052+4.9+5.6+.134
P.J. Washington 65 27.2 10.3 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.2 .470 1.7 4.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Kevin Love P.J. Washington
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
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:+18+6.4+10.3+3.1+5.3+8.4+0.4+0.6-0.8-0.2+2.7+5.9+.004+0.1+0.8+.024+5.2+6.0+.094
P.J. Washington 73 32.6 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.1 1.5 2.6 5.9 13.4 .444 2.0 5.9 .348 1.7 2.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Kevin Love P.J. Washington
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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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:+55+3.9+5.4+2.4+5.9+8.4+0.4+0.3+0.3-0.9-0.4+1.0+5.5+.084+0.7+0.6+.103+4.2+5.9+.021
P.J. Washington 73 30.4 12.9 1.2 4.5 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 4.8 11.1 .436 1.8 5.7 .320 1.4 2.0 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------
P.J. Washington 22 35.7 13.0 1.5 5.1 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.6 .427 2.1 6.1 .348 1.8 2.5 .709

Season 6
Kevin Love P.J. Washington
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
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:+20+4.1+11.4+1.5+3.3+4.7+2.1+0.3+0.6-0.4-0.5+3.1+6.8+.004+0.9+2.4+.005+4.3+4.7+.099
P.J. Washington 57 32.2 14.7 1.4 6.3 7.8 2.3 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.3 5.3 11.7 .453 1.6 4.2 .381 2.5 3.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 11 seasons more than P.J. Washington in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2015 to 2025—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over P.J. Washington, Kevin Love got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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