Stephen Jackson vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Stephen Jackson, 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.

Stephen Jackson played 14 years in the NBA, 4 less than Kevin Love, who played 18. Stephen Jackson had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Stephen Jackson 14 6 2000-01 to 2013-14
Kevin Love 18 6 2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2000-012008-09
Team New Jersey NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Stephen Jackson 77 21.6 8.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.8 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.2 3.2 7.4 .425 0.7 2.0 .335 1.3 1.8 .719
difference:+4+3.7+2.9+2.9+3.5+6.4+0.8+0.7+0.4-0.2-0.3+0.7+1.1+.034+0.7+1.8+.230+2.0+2.3+.070
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 Stephen Jackson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2001-022009-10
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Stephen Jackson 23 9.9 3.9 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.5 4.0 .374 0.4 1.6 .250 0.5 0.7 .706
difference:+37+18.7+10.1+3.7+6.2+9.9+1.8+0.3-1.0-1.0+3.4+6.8+.076+0.2+0.2+.080+3.3+3.9+.109
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
* Neiher Stephen Jackson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2002-032010-11
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Stephen Jackson 80 28.2 11.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.3 1.6 0.4 2.2 2.5 4.5 10.2 .435 1.2 3.7 .320 1.7 2.3 .760
difference:+7+7.6+8.4+3.7+7.9+11.6+0.2+1.0-0.1-0.5+2.1+3.9+.035+0.8+.097+4.1+4.5+.090
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 24 33.8 12.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.7 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.2 4.5 10.9 .414 1.6 4.7 .336 2.2 2.8 .803
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2003-042011-12
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Stephen Jackson 80 36.8 18.1 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.1 1.8 0.3 2.8 2.7 6.7 15.8 .425 1.8 5.3 .340 2.9 3.7 .785
difference:+25+2.2+7.9+2.9+5.8+8.7+1.1+0.9+0.2-0.5-0.1+1.9+3.5+.023+0.1+0.2+.032+4.0+4.7+.039
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 Stephen Jackson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2004-052012-13
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Stephen Jackson 51 35.4 18.7 0.9 4.0 4.9 2.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 3.0 6.5 16.1 .403 2.0 5.6 .360 3.7 4.5 .830
difference:+33+1.1+0.4+2.7+6.4+9.1+0.6+0.2-0.2-1.1+0.7+0.5+.051+0.9+0.5+.143+1.9+3.4+.126
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 13 36.3 16.1 0.5 3.3 3.8 2.2 1.9 0.5 2.6 3.0 5.4 13.7 .393 1.5 4.8 .317 3.8 4.6 .817
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2005-062013-14
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Stephen Jackson 81 35.9 16.4 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.4 5.8 14.2 .411 1.4 4.2 .345 3.3 4.2 .786
difference:+4+0.4+9.7+2.3+6.3+8.6+1.6+0.5-0.6+2.6+4.3+.046+1.1+2.4+.031+3.5+4.0+.035
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 6 37.8 13.3 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.3 0.7 0.2 2.5 3.8 5.0 13.7 .366 1.0 4.3 .231 2.3 3.0 .778
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2006-072014-15
Team Indiana Pacers, Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Stephen Jackson 75 33.1 15.5 0.8 2.1 3.0 3.8 1.1 0.5 2.4 2.7 5.5 12.6 .433 1.3 4.1 .322 3.2 4.0 .813
difference:+0.7+0.9+1.1+5.8+6.7+1.6+0.4-0.8-0.8+0.1+.001+0.6+1.1+.045+0.2+0.3+.009
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 11 41.3 19.9 0.5 3.1 3.6 3.6 2.0 0.7 3.7 3.5 5.5 14.6 .379 2.4 6.5 .361 6.5 7.9 .816
difference:+7+14.5+5.6+1.0+2.4+3.4+1.1+1.7+0.2-2.2-0.5+1.2+4.3+.036+0.1+1.2+.068+3.0+3.1+.079
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

Season 8
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2007-082015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 73 39.1 20.1 0.9 3.4 4.4 4.1 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.3 6.7 16.5 .405 2.5 6.9 .363 4.2 5.1 .832
difference:+4+7.6+4.1+1.0+4.6+5.5+1.7+0.5+0.1-0.9-0.2+1.4+3.8+.014+0.4+1.2+.003+0.8+1.0+.010
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson DNP------ --- ----------
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
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2008-092016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 59 39.6 20.7 1.2 3.9 5.1 6.5 1.5 0.5 3.9 2.6 7.0 16.9 .414 1.7 5.2 .338 5.0 6.0 .826
difference:+1+8.2+1.7+1.3+4.7+6.0+4.6+0.6+0.1-1.9-0.5+0.8+2.4+.013+0.7+1.3+.035+0.7+1.1+.045
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson DNP------ --- ----------
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
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Golden State Warriors, Charlotte BobcatsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 81 38.6 20.6 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 1.6 0.5 3.2 2.4 7.4 17.5 .423 1.6 4.9 .328 4.2 5.4 .779
difference:+22+10.6+3.0+0.7+3.5+4.3+2.0+0.9+0.1-1.7-0.4+1.7+5.1+.035+0.7+0.7+.087+0.2+0.9+.101
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 4 39.0 18.0 1.5 3.5 5.0 3.8 1.3 0.3 4.3 3.3 6.0 16.8 .358 0.8 4.5 .167 5.3 6.5 .808
difference:+17+7.6+3.1+0.8+4.4+5.2+2.2+0.6+0.1-2.3-0.5+0.8+3.6+.034+0.9+0.5+.173+2.5+3.5+.114
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

Season 11
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Charlotte BobcatsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 67 35.9 18.5 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.6 1.2 0.4 3.1 2.4 6.5 15.8 .411 1.8 5.4 .337 3.7 4.6 .816
difference:+45+8.7+1.5+0.7+5.7+6.4+1.4+0.9+0.2-1.2-0.1+1.5+2.9+.026+0.6+1.3+.024+1.0+0.6+.088
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
* Neiher Stephen Jackson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 11

Season 12
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 47 25.8 9.8 0.5 3.0 3.5 2.5 1.1 0.3 2.2 2.1 3.4 9.0 .374 1.0 3.6 .288 2.0 2.4 .825
difference:+9+6.0+7.8+0.5+5.8+6.3+0.7+0.5-0.3-0.5+2.4+4.0+.076+1.6+3.4+.086+1.3+1.5+.029
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 14 21.4 8.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.7 2.7 5.1 .535 1.9 3.1 .605 1.0 1.1 .933
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 13
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2012-132020-21
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 55 19.5 6.2 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.2 6.0 .373 0.8 3.1 .271 0.9 1.3 .700
difference:+30+5.4+6.0+0.3+4.4+4.6+1.0+0.1+0.2-0.1-0.6+1.9+4.1+.036+1.5+3.1+.094+0.8+0.7+.124
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
* Neiher Stephen Jackson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 13

Season 14
Stephen Jackson Kevin Love
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Jackson 9 11.9 1.7 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.2 0.7 2.9 .231 0.1 1.6 .071 0.2 0.4 .500
difference:+65+10.6+11.9+1.0+5.2+6.1+1.6+0.3+0.1-0.6-0.2+3.7+7.4+.199+2.4+4.8+.321+2.0+2.3+.338
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
* Neiher Stephen Jackson nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 14

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 4 seasons more than Stephen Jackson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2023 to 2026—Kevin Love played in two Playoffs.

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