Brandon Jennings vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Brandon Jennings 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 stats than Brandon Jennings 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 1.9 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (16.0 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 7,722 points more (15,523 vs. 7,801).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 14.1 | 9 | |
| Kevin Love | 16.0 | +1.9 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 7,801 | 9 | |
| Kevin Love | 15,523 | +7,722 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Love has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+889).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 8.9 | 4 | |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | +3.7 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 223 | 4 | |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +889 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 150 | |||
| Kevin Love | 322 | +172 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 358 | |||
| Kevin Love | 727 | +369 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 535 | |||
| Kevin Love | 942 | +407 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 20 | |||
| Kevin Love | 26 | +6 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 4 | |||
| Kevin Love | 20 | +16 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 10 | |||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +39 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 18 | |||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +65 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 7 | +2 | ||
| Kevin Love | 5 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 14.1 | 5.0 | 12.8 | 38.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 34.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 79.6 | 9 | 555 |
| difference: | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +5.1 | +0.2 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +3.2 | +9 | +413 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 7,801 | 2,750 | 7,099 | 38.7 | 914 | 2,648 | 34.5 | 1,387 | 1,743 | 79.6 | 9 | 555 |
| difference: | +7,722 | +2,357 | +4,563 | +5.1 | +780 | +1,952 | +2.3 | +2,228 | +2,624 | +3.2 | +9 | +413 |
| 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 | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 8.9 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 37.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 23.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 79.6 | 4 | 25 |
| difference: | +3.7 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +15.9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +5.9 | +2 | +63 |
| 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 | ||||
| Brandon Jennings | 223 | 80 | 215 | 37.2 | 20 | 84 | 23.8 | 43 | 54 | 79.6 | 4 | 25 |
| difference: | +889 | +282 | +689 | +2.8 | +155 | +357 | +15.9 | +170 | +195 | +5.9 | +2 | +63 |
| 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 8 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 11.7 points in a total of 333 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 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 18.7 | +18.7 | 2010 | 7 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brandon Jennings | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2013 | 4 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 8 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. |