Cameron Johnson vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Cameron Johnson 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.

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 Cameron Johnson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 3.3 points more than Cameron Johnson in his 6 seasons (16.2 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 11,026 points more (15,421 vs. 4,395).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cameron Johnson 12.9
6
Kevin Love 16.2
+3.3
17

Total Points

Seasons
Cameron Johnson 4,395
6
Kevin Love 15,421
+11,026
17

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 Cameron Johnson (+2.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+726).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cameron Johnson 10.2
3
Kevin Love 12.6
+2.4
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Cameron Johnson 386
3
Kevin Love 1,112
+726
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Kevin Love 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Kevin Love 11
+11

30+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 6
Kevin Love 72
+66

20+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 49
Kevin Love 321
+272

10+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 227
Kevin Love 722
+495

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cameron Johnson 336
Kevin Love 929
+593

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cameron Johnson 4
Kevin Love 23
+19

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Kevin Love 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 1
Kevin Love 20
+19

10+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 22
Kevin Love 49
+27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cameron Johnson 38
Kevin Love 83
+45

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cameron Johnson 0
Kevin Love 5
+5

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cameron Johnson 12.9 4.4 9.8 45.3 2.3 5.9 39.2 1.7 2.0 85.1 6 340
difference:+3.3+0.9+2.4+1.5+0.5+1.1+2.3+2.1+2.6+2.3+11+612
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
Cameron Johnson 4,395 1,512 3,335 45.3 789 2,014 39.2 582 684 85.1 6 340
difference:+11,026+3,562+8,249+1.5+885+2,528+2.3+3,017+3,662+2.3+11+612
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
Cameron Johnson 10.2 3.4 6.9 48.9 1.8 4.2 41.6 1.6 1.9 85.9 3 38
difference:+2.4+0.7+3.4+8.8+0.2+0.8+1.9+0.8+0.9+0.4+3+50
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
Cameron Johnson 386 129 264 48.9 67 161 41.6 61 71 85.9 3 38
difference:+726+233+640+8.8+108+280+1.9+152+178+0.4+3+50
Kevin Love 1,112 362 904 40.0 175 441 39.7 213 249 85.5 6 88

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 8.8
202057
Kevin Love 11.1
+2.3
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160
Kevin Love 14.0
+4.4
201060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 12.5
202266
Kevin Love 20.2
+7.7
201173

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 15.5
202342
Kevin Love 26.0
+10.5
201255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 13.4
202458
Kevin Love 18.3
+4.9
201318

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 18.8
202557
Kevin Love 26.1
+7.3
201477

Kevin Love's additional seasons:

* Kevin Love played 12 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2015 to 2025—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 650 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200
Kevin Love -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 8.2
+8.2
202121
Kevin Love -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 10.8
+10.8
202213
Kevin Love -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 18.5
+18.5
20234
Kevin Love -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20240
Kevin Love -
DNP
20130

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20250
Kevin Love -
DNP
20140

Kevin Love's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.6 points in a total of 108 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8.