Dyson Daniels vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Dyson Daniels 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 Dyson Daniels 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 7.8 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (16.2 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 13,767 points more (15,421 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3
Kevin Love 16.2
+7.8
17

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3
Kevin Love 15,421
+13,767
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 Dyson Daniels (+11.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,108).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Kevin Love 12.6
+11.3
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Kevin Love 1,112
+1,108
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kevin Love 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kevin Love 11
+11

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kevin Love 72
+72

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 12
Kevin Love 321
+309

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 78
Kevin Love 722
+644

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 173
Kevin Love 929
+756

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
Kevin Love 23

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kevin Love 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kevin Love 20
+20

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kevin Love 49
+49

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Kevin Love 83
+82

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
Kevin Love 5
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 8.4 3.5 7.4 47.2 0.8 2.3 32.7 0.7 1.2 61.4 3 196
difference:+7.8+1.8+4.8+3.4+1.0+2.5+4.2+3.1+3.4+21.4+14+756
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
Dyson Daniels 1,654 681 1,442 47.2 149 456 32.7 143 233 61.4 3 196
difference:+13,767+4,393+10,142+3.4+1,525+4,086+4.2+3,456+4,113+21.4+14+756
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
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3
difference:+11.3+3.4+8.3+6.7+2.0+4.3+39.7+2.4+2.8+85.5+5+85
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
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3
difference:+1,108+360+898+6.7+175+439+39.7+213+249+85.5+5+85
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
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Kevin Love 11.1
+7.3
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Kevin Love 14.0
+8.2
201060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576
Kevin Love 20.2
+6.1
201173

Kevin Love's additional seasons:

* Kevin Love played 14 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2012 to 2025—he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 738 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Kevin Love -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
20243
Kevin Love -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250
Kevin Love -
DNP
20110

Kevin Love's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 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.