Anthony Davis vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Anthony Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
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Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Kevin Love.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Kevin Love in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 8 points more than Kevin Love in his 18 seasons (24.0 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 3,714 points more (19,237 vs. 15,523).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Davis | 24.0 | +8.0 | 14 |
| Kevin Love | 16.0 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Davis | 19,237 | +3,714 | 14 |
| Kevin Love | 15,523 | 18 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+13.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+454).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Davis | 26.1 | +13.5 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Davis | 1,566 | +454 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 541 | +219 | ||
| Kevin Love | 322 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 742 | +15 | ||
| Kevin Love | 727 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 797 | |||
| Kevin Love | 942 | +145 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 3 | |||
| Kevin Love | 26 | +23 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 3 | +3 | ||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 46 | +26 | ||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 58 | +9 | ||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 59 | |||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +24 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 1 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 24.0 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 52.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 29.6 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 79.3 | 14 | 800 |
| difference: | +8.0 | +3.7 | +5.3 | +8.4 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +7.2 | +1.8 | +2.5 | +3.5 | +4 | +168 |
| Kevin Love | 16.0 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 82.8 | 18 | 968 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 19,237 | 7,208 | 13,801 | 52.2 | 383 | 1,295 | 29.6 | 4,438 | 5,595 | 79.3 | 14 | 800 |
| difference: | +3,714 | +2,101 | +2,139 | +8.4 | +1,311 | +3,305 | +7.2 | +823 | +1,228 | +3.5 | +4 | +168 |
| Kevin Love | 15,523 | 5,107 | 11,662 | 43.8 | 1,694 | 4,600 | 36.8 | 3,615 | 4,367 | 82.8 | 18 | 968 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 26.1 | 9.6 | 17.7 | 54.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 84.0 | 6 | 60 |
| difference: | +13.5 | +5.5 | +7.4 | +14.2 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +8.4 | +4.0 | +4.8 | +1.5 | +28 | |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 1,566 | 574 | 1,059 | 54.2 | 36 | 115 | 31.3 | 382 | 455 | 84.0 | 6 | 60 |
| difference: | +454 | +212 | +155 | +14.2 | +139 | +326 | +8.4 | +169 | +206 | +1.5 | +28 | |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 362 | 904 | 40.0 | 175 | 441 | 39.7 | 213 | 249 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 3 seasons more than Anthony Davis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 7.5 points in a total of 94 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.8 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | 31.5 | +31.5 | 2015 | 4 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | 30.1 | +30.1 | 2018 | 9 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2018 | 21 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | 22.6 | +22.6 | 2023 | 16 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2024 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 6.9 | +6.9 | 2023 | 20 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 1.8 points in a total of 5 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 1.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |