Roger Brown vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Roger Brown, 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.
Roger Brown played 4 years in the NBA, 12 less than Kevin Love, who played 16. Roger Brown had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, while Kevin Love had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 achivements, 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 |
Roger Brown |
4 |
2 |
1972-73 to 1979-80 |
Kevin Love |
16 |
6 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Roger Brown |
Kevin Love |
Season |
1972-73 | 2008-09 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
1 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1973-74 and 1974-75.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
29 |
15.7 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
- |
2.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.778 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
9 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
- |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
43 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
- |
1.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.692 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
2 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1977-78 and 1978-79.
|
Season 4 |
|
Roger Brown |
Kevin Love |
Season |
1979-80 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Chicago Bulls | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
4 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 6 |
|
Roger Brown |
Kevin Love |
Season |
- | 2013-14 |
Team |
- | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
- | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
56 |
31.8 |
17.6 |
1.0 |
8.8 |
9.8 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
13.0 |
.450 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.374 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
25 |
24.9 |
12.2 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
10.1 |
.409 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
.365 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
74 |
22.5 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
10.3 |
.430 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.392 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.838 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
62 |
20.0 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.389 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.334 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.879 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
20 |
18.0 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.378 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.375 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
55 |
16.8 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
.440 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.344 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.787 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roger Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
5 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |