Cooper Flagg vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Cooper Flagg 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 in the regular season Cooper Flagg has a better scoring average and Kevin Love scored more points, and since Cooper Flagg didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kevin Love has better playoff stats. 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 1 NBA regular seasons played, Cooper Flagg averages 2.8 points more than Kevin Love in his 18 seasons (18.8 points against 16.0). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 14,997 points more than Cooper Flagg (15,523 vs. 526).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cooper Flagg 18.8
+2.8
1
Kevin Love 16.0
18

Total Points

Seasons
Cooper Flagg 526
1
Kevin Love 15,523
+14,997
18

Points in the Playoffs

Cooper Flagg didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kevin Love has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cooper Flagg 0
0
Kevin Love 12.6
+12.6
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Cooper Flagg 0
0
Kevin Love 1,112
+1,112
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 0
Kevin Love 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 1
Kevin Love 11
+10

30+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 2
Kevin Love 72
+70

20+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 12
Kevin Love 322
+310

10+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 27
Kevin Love 727
+700

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cooper Flagg 28
Kevin Love 942
+914

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cooper Flagg 0
Kevin Love 26
+26

Playoffs

Cooper Flagg didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kevin Love's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg 18.8 7.1 14.9 47.8 0.8 3.4 23.4 3.8 4.6 82.8 1 28
difference:+2.8+1.8+2.9+4.0+1.0+1.4+13.4+0.1+0.1+17+940
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
Cooper Flagg 526 199 416 47.8 22 94 23.4 106 128 82.8 1 28
difference:+14,997+4,908+11,246+4.0+1,672+4,506+13.4+3,509+4,239+17+940
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
Cooper Flagg DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+12.6+4.1+10.3+40.0+2.0+5.0+39.7+2.4+2.8+85.5+6+88
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
Cooper Flagg DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,112+362+904+40.0+175+441+39.7+213+249+85.5+6+88
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
Cooper Flagg 18.8
+7.7
202628
Kevin Love 11.1
200981

Kevin Love's additional seasons:

* Kevin Love played 17 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2010 to 2026—he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 887 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cooper Flagg -
DNP *
20260
Kevin Love -
DNP
20090
* season in progress

Kevin Love's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.6 points in a total of 88 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8.