Spencer Dinwiddie vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Spencer Dinwiddie, 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.

Spencer Dinwiddie played 11 years in the NBA, 6 less than Kevin Love, who played 17. Spencer Dinwiddie had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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 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.

Rookie Season
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Kevin Love
Season	2014-15	2008-09
Team	Detroit Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	34	13.4	4.3	0.1	1.3	1.4	3.1	0.6	0.2	1.0	1.6	1.5	5.0	.302	0.4	1.9	.185	0.9	1.0	.912
difference:	+47	+11.9	+6.8	+3.3	+4.4	+7.7	+2.1	+0.2	+0.4	-0.5	-0.9	+2.4	+3.5	+.157	+0.4	+1.7	+.080	+2.4	+3.1	+.123
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Kevin Love
Season	2016-17	2010-11
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	59	22.6	7.3	0.5	2.3	2.8	3.1	0.7	0.4	1.1	2.0	2.3	5.1	.444	0.6	1.7	.376	2.1	2.7	.792
difference:	+14	+13.2	+12.9	+4.0	+8.4	+12.4	+0.6	+0.1		-1.0		+4.3	+9.0	+.026	+0.6	+1.2	+.041	+3.7	+4.1	+.058
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Kevin Love
Season	2017-18	2011-12
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	80	28.8	12.6	0.5	2.7	3.2	6.6	0.9	0.3	1.6	2.3	4.1	10.5	.387	1.8	5.4	.326	2.7	3.4	.813
difference:	+25	+10.2	+13.4	+3.6	+6.5	+10.1	+4.6		+0.2	-0.7	-0.5	+4.5	+8.8	+.061	+0.1	+0.3	+.046	+4.2	+5.0	+.011
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 6
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Kevin Love
Season	2019-20	2013-14
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	64	31.2	20.6	0.5	3.0	3.5	6.8	0.6	0.3	2.7	2.8	6.6	16.0	.415	1.9	6.3	.308	5.4	7.0	.778
difference:	+13	+5.1	+5.5	+2.4	+6.6	+9.0	+2.4	+0.2	+0.2	-0.2	-1.0	+1.8	+2.5	+.042	+0.6	+0.3	+.068	+1.4	+1.2	+.043
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 8
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Kevin Love
Season	2021-22	2015-16
Team	Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	67	29.6	13.7	0.7	3.5	4.2	5.2	0.7	0.2	1.6	2.2	4.6	11.0	.416	1.7	4.9	.339	2.9	3.8	.774
difference:	+10	+1.9	+2.3	+1.2	+4.5	+5.7	+2.8	+0.1	+0.3	-0.2	-0.1	+0.7	+1.7	+.003	+0.4	+0.8	+.021	+0.5	+0.3	+.048
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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	18	27.8	14.2	0.4	2.0	2.4	3.6	0.8	0.3	1.6	2.3	4.4	10.7	.417	2.2	5.3	.417	3.1	3.7	.821
difference:	+2	+2.9	+0.5	+1.3	+5.1	+6.4	+1.5	+0.3	+0.1	-0.2	-0.6	+0.2	+1.3	+.032	+0.1	+0.3	+.003	+0.1	+0.1	+.019
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

Season 9
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Kevin Love
Season	2022-23	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	79	34.5	17.3	0.4	3.1	3.4	6.5	0.8	0.3	1.8	2.4	5.8	13.3	.438	2.3	6.2	.369	3.4	4.2	.812
difference:	+19	+3.1	+1.7	+2.1	+5.5	+7.7	+4.6	+0.1	+0.1	-0.2	-0.3	+0.4	+1.2	+.011	+0.1	+0.3	+.004	+0.9	+0.7	+.059
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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	4	39.8	16.5	0.3	3.0	3.3	6.5	1.3	0.3	3.0	1.8	5.5	12.8	.431	1.8	4.5	.389	3.8	5.5	.682
difference:	+14	+7.7	+0.3	+1.7	+5.6	+7.3	+4.8	+0.1	+0.6	-1.3	-0.8	+0.2	+0.7	+.005	+1.0	+1.7	+.061	+0.3	+1.3	+.158
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

Season 10
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Kevin Love
Season	2023-24	2017-18
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	76	28.3	10.5	0.4	2.3	2.7	4.7	0.7	0.3	1.2	1.8	3.3	8.4	.392	1.6	4.8	.337	2.2	2.8	.805
difference:	+17	+0.3	+7.1	+1.3	+5.2	+6.6	+3.0		+0.1	-0.3	-0.2	+2.4	+4.0	+.066	+0.7	+0.8	+.078	+1.8	+1.7	+.075
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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	5	14.6	3.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.4	1.0	2.8	.357	0.4	1.6	.250	0.6	1.2	.500
difference:	+16	+16.8	+11.9	+2.1	+6.7	+8.8		+0.3	+0.2	-1.8	-1.4	+4.2	+10.4	+.035	+1.3	+3.4	+.090	+2.2	+1.8	+.422
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