Kevin Love vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Kevin Love 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 Anfernee Simons 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 1.2 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 7 seasons (16.2 points against 15.0), and he also scored a total of 9,584 points more (15,421 vs. 5,837).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | +1.2 | 17 |
| Anfernee Simons | 15.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +9,584 | 17 |
| Anfernee Simons | 5,837 | 7 | |
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 Anfernee Simons (+7.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,042).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | +7.9 | 6 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +1,042 | 6 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +195 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 126 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +473 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 249 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +561 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 368 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +2 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 21 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 2 | +2 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | +20 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +46 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 3 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +72 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 11 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +1 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 4 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
| difference: | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +5.2 | +10 | +563 | |
| Anfernee Simons | 15.0 | 5.3 | 12.3 | 43.1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 38.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 88.0 | 7 | 389 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 5,074 | 11,584 | 43.8 | 1,674 | 4,542 | 36.9 | 3,599 | 4,346 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
| difference: | +9,584 | +3,005 | +6,780 | +0.7 | +707 | +2,003 | +1.2 | +2,867 | +3,514 | +5.2 | +10 | +563 |
| Anfernee Simons | 5,837 | 2,069 | 4,804 | 43.1 | 967 | 2,539 | 38.1 | 732 | 832 | 88.0 | 7 | 389 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
| difference: | +7.9 | +2.6 | +6.4 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +10.3 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +3.7 | +3 | +73 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 37.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 362 | 904 | 40.0 | 175 | 441 | 39.7 | 213 | 249 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
| difference: | +1,042 | +340 | +846 | +2.1 | +158 | +407 | +10.3 | +204 | +238 | +3.7 | +3 | +73 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 22 | 58 | 37.9 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 12 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 637 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 0.8 | +0.8 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6.8 | +6.8 | 2020 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6.5 | +6.5 | 2021 | 6 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 124 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |