Jaylen Brown vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Jaylen Brown 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 Jaylen Brown has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Kevin Love scored more points in the regular season. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 2.9 points more than Kevin Love in his 18 seasons (19.1 points against 16.2). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 3,779 points more than Jaylen Brown (15,429 vs. 11,650).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.1 | +2.9 | 10 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,650 | 10 | |
| Kevin Love | 15,429 | +3,779 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jaylen Brown has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+6.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,496).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | +6.7 | 8 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +1,496 | 8 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 302 | |||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +19 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 496 | |||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +226 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 600 | |||
| Kevin Love | 931 | +331 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | |||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +12 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2 | +2 | ||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +53 | ||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +67 | ||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +47 | ||
| Kevin Love | 83 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.1 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 47.9 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 36.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.7 | 10 | 611 |
| difference: | +2.9 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +4.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +10.1 | +8 | +343 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 82.8 | 18 | 954 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,650 | 4,377 | 9,141 | 47.9 | 1,163 | 3,235 | 36.0 | 1,733 | 2,383 | 72.7 | 10 | 611 |
| difference: | +3,779 | +699 | +2,448 | +4.1 | +512 | +1,311 | +0.8 | +1,869 | +1,967 | +10.1 | +8 | +343 |
| Kevin Love | 15,429 | 5,076 | 11,589 | 43.8 | 1,675 | 4,546 | 36.8 | 3,602 | 4,350 | 82.8 | 18 | 954 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +6.7 | +3.1 | +4.7 | +8.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +4.3 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +12.8 | +2 | +47 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +1,496 | +616 | +1,126 | +8.1 | +88 | +301 | +4.3 | +176 | +286 | +12.8 | +2 | +47 |
| 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 9 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 19, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 11.3 points in a total of 381 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.6 ppg and his lowest 4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2017 | 17 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2018 | 18 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 13.9 | +13.9 | 2019 | 9 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2020 | 17 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 23.1 | +23.1 | 2022 | 24 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2018 | 21 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.3 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.9 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |