Jalen Johnson vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Jalen 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.
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 Jalen 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.
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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 3.5 points more than Jalen Johnson in his 5 seasons (16.0 points against 12.5), and he also scored a total of 12,894 points more (15,523 vs. 2,629).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 12.5 | 5 | |
| Kevin Love | 16.0 | +3.5 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 2,629 | 5 | |
| Kevin Love | 15,523 | +12,894 | 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 Jalen Johnson (+9.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,086).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | +9.3 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 26 | 2 | |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +1,086 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 52 | |||
| Kevin Love | 322 | +270 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 120 | |||
| Kevin Love | 727 | +607 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 188 | |||
| Kevin Love | 942 | +754 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 22 | |||
| Kevin Love | 26 | +4 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 20 | +20 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 1 | |||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +48 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 5 | |||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +78 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 3 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 12.5 | 4.9 | 9.7 | 50.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 33.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 74.6 | 5 | 210 |
| difference: | +3.5 | +0.4 | +2.3 | +7.0 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +1.9 | +2.1 | +8.2 | +13 | +758 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 2,629 | 1,030 | 2,029 | 50.8 | 190 | 564 | 33.7 | 379 | 508 | 74.6 | 5 | 210 |
| difference: | +12,894 | +4,077 | +9,633 | +7.0 | +1,504 | +4,036 | +3.1 | +3,236 | +3,859 | +8.2 | +13 | +758 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 2 | 8 |
| difference: | +9.3 | +2.8 | +6.9 | +3.0 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +6.4 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +14.5 | +4 | +80 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 26 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 8 |
| difference: | +1,086 | +352 | +877 | +3.0 | +171 | +429 | +6.4 | +211 | +247 | +14.5 | +4 | +80 |
| 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 13 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2014 to 2026—he averaged 15.5 points in a total of 681 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | 0.0 | 2022 | 2 | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | 4.3 | +4.3 | 2023 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 13 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. |