Jordan Clarkson vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson 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 0.2 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 12 seasons (16.0 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 3,227 points more (15,523 vs. 12,296).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 15.8 | 12 | |
| Kevin Love | 16.0 | +0.2 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 12,296 | 12 | |
| Kevin Love | 15,523 | +3,227 | 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 Jordan Clarkson (+0.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+607).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 11.7 | 4 | |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | +0.9 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 505 | 4 | |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +607 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 227 | |||
| Kevin Love | 322 | +95 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 628 | |||
| Kevin Love | 727 | +99 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 775 | |||
| Kevin Love | 942 | +167 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 5 | |||
| Kevin Love | 26 | +21 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 9 | |||
| Kevin Love | 20 | +11 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 25 | |||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +24 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 40 | |||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +43 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 3 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 15.8 | 5.9 | 13.5 | 43.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 33.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 82.8 | 12 | 780 |
| difference: | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +3.2 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +6 | +188 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 12,296 | 4,591 | 10,522 | 43.6 | 1,436 | 4,278 | 33.6 | 1,678 | 2,027 | 82.8 | 12 | 780 |
| difference: | +3,227 | +516 | +1,140 | +0.2 | +258 | +322 | +3.2 | +1,937 | +2,340 | +6 | +188 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 11.7 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 41.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 32.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 93.3 | 4 | 43 |
| difference: | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +6.8 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +7.8 | +2 | +45 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 505 | 189 | 458 | 41.3 | 71 | 216 | 32.9 | 56 | 60 | 93.3 | 4 | 43 |
| difference: | +607 | +173 | +446 | +1.2 | +104 | +225 | +6.8 | +157 | +189 | +7.8 | +2 | +45 |
| 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 6 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 255 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.6 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 4.7 | +4.7 | 2018 | 19 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 16.7 | +16.7 | 2020 | 7 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 16.8 | +16.8 | 2017 | 18 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2018 | 21 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.9 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |