Tyler Herro vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Tyler Herro, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Tyler Herro played 6 years in the NBA, 12 less than Kevin Love, who played 18. Tyler Herro had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Tyler Herro 6 6 2019-20 to 2024-25
Kevin Love 18 6 2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyler Herro Kevin Love
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
difference:+26+2.1+2.4+3.1+1.9+5.0+1.2+0.2+0.4-0.1-1.1+1.0+3.0+.031+2.1+5.2+.284+1.7+2.3+.081
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Tyler Herro Kevin Love
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
difference:+6+1.7+1.1+3.3+2.7+6.0+1.1+0.1+0.1-0.1-1.0+0.8+2.1+.011+1.4+3.7+.030+2.1+2.4+.012
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Tyler Herro Kevin Love
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
difference:+7+3.2+0.5+4.0+6.2+10.2+1.5+0.1+0.3-0.5-0.6+1.0+2.9+.023+1.5+3.8+.018+2.9+3.5+.018
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%
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Tyler Herro Kevin Love
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
difference:+12+4.1+5.9+3.7+4.2+7.9+2.2+0.1+0.3-0.1-1.3+1.3+2.7+.009+1.1+2.9+.006+4.4+5.7+.110
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Tyler Herro Kevin Love
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
difference:+24+0.8+2.5+3.1+5.6+8.7+2.2+0.4-0.4+1.9+0.9+.089+2.0+2.8+.179+3.3+5.3+.152
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%
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Tyler Herro Kevin Love
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat 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%
Tyler Herro 77 35.4 23.9 0.5 4.7 5.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 2.6 1.1 8.5 17.9 .472 3.3 8.7 .375 3.7 4.2 .878
difference:+0.9+2.2+2.4+4.9+7.3+1.1+0.1+0.3-0.1-0.7+0.1+0.6+.015+0.8+2.1+.001+3.1+4.0+.057
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%
Tyler Herro 4 36.0 17.8 0.0 3.5 3.5 2.8 0.5 0.0 2.3 3.0 6.8 16.3 .415 2.3 7.3 .310 2.0 2.5 .800
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 12 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2015 to 2026—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Tyler Herro, Kevin Love got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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