Bam Adebayo vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Bam Adebayo 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kevin Love has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Bam Adebayo. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 0.3 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 9 seasons (16.1 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 6,256 points more (15,491 vs. 9,235).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.8 | 9 | |
| Kevin Love | 16.1 | +0.3 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 9,235 | 9 | |
| Kevin Love | 15,491 | +6,256 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Bam Adebayo has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+3.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+166).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | +3.8 | 7 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | +166 | 7 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 185 | |||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +136 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 453 | |||
| Kevin Love | 726 | +273 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 577 | |||
| Kevin Love | 939 | +362 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | |||
| Kevin Love | 25 | +19 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | +13 | ||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | +15 | ||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | |||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +6 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.8 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 53.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 32.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 75.8 | 9 | 583 |
| difference: | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +9.6 | +1.6 | +4.1 | +4.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +7.0 | +9 | +381 |
| Kevin Love | 16.1 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 82.8 | 18 | 964 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 9,235 | 3,539 | 6,625 | 53.4 | 132 | 409 | 32.3 | 2,025 | 2,672 | 75.8 | 9 | 583 |
| difference: | +6,256 | +1,557 | +5,009 | +9.6 | +1,555 | +4,170 | +4.5 | +1,587 | +1,690 | +7.0 | +9 | +381 |
| Kevin Love | 15,491 | 5,096 | 11,634 | 43.8 | 1,687 | 4,579 | 36.8 | 3,612 | 4,362 | 82.8 | 18 | 964 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +3.8 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +11.6 | +1.9 | +4.5 | +15.4 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +9.8 | +1 | +10 |
| 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 | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 504 | 975 | 51.7 | 9 | 37 | 24.3 | 261 | 345 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +166 | +142 | +71 | +11.6 | +166 | +404 | +15.4 | +48 | +96 | +9.8 | +1 | +10 |
| 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 9 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 12.6 points in a total of 388 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.6 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2020 | 19 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 15.5 | +15.5 | 2021 | 4 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2022 | 18 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2023 | 23 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 16.8 | +16.8 | 2017 | 18 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.9 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |