Bradley Beal vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Bradley Beal 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 Bradley Beal 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 5.3 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (21.5 points against 16.2), and he also scored a total of 1,836 points more (17,257 vs. 15,421).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | +5.3 | 13 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 17,257 | +1,836 | 13 |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 17 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+10.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+11).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 22.9 | +10.3 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 1,123 | +11 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 448 | +127 | ||
| Kevin Love | 321 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 726 | +4 | ||
| Kevin Love | 722 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 800 | |||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +129 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | |||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +22 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 30 | +10 | ||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 47 | |||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +2 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 49 | |||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +34 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +5 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | 7.9 | 17.1 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 37.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 82.1 | 13 | 801 |
| difference: | +5.3 | +2.6 | +4.9 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +4 | +151 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 17,257 | 6,346 | 13,664 | 46.4 | 1,717 | 4,569 | 37.6 | 2,848 | 3,467 | 82.1 | 13 | 801 |
| difference: | +1,836 | +1,272 | +2,080 | +2.6 | +43 | +27 | +0.7 | +751 | +879 | +0.7 | +4 | +151 |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 5,074 | 11,584 | 43.8 | 1,674 | 4,542 | 36.9 | 3,599 | 4,346 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 22.9 | 8.3 | 18.9 | 44.2 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 35.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 82.8 | 6 | 49 |
| difference: | +10.3 | +4.2 | +8.6 | +4.1 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +4.4 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +2.7 | +39 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1,123 | 409 | 926 | 44.2 | 112 | 317 | 35.3 | 193 | 233 | 82.8 | 6 | 49 |
| difference: | +11 | +47 | +22 | +4.1 | +63 | +124 | +4.4 | +20 | +16 | +2.7 | +39 | |
| 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 4 seasons more than Bradley Beal in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 214 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.6 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2014 | 11 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 23.4 | +23.4 | 2015 | 10 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 24.8 | +24.8 | 2017 | 13 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 23.2 | +23.2 | 2018 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2018 | 21 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2024 | 4 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.9 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |