Kevin Love vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams 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 Deron Williams 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Deron Williams averages 0.1 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (16.3 points against 16.2). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 1,617 points more than Deron Williams (15,421 vs. 13,804).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
| Deron Williams | 16.3 | +0.1 | 12 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +1,617 | 17 |
| Deron Williams | 13,804 | 12 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Deron Williams has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+3.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+300).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Deron Williams | 15.7 | +3.1 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
| Deron Williams | 1,412 | +300 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +55 | ||
| Deron Williams | 266 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +33 | ||
| Deron Williams | 689 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +92 | ||
| Deron Williams | 837 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +15 | ||
| Deron Williams | 8 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
| Deron Williams | 34 | +14 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
| Deron Williams | 65 | +16 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | |||
| Deron Williams | 83 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | |||
| Deron Williams | 7 | +2 | ||
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: | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +5 | +107 |
| Deron Williams | 16.3 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 44.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 82.2 | 12 | 845 |
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: | +1,617 | +200 | +620 | +0.7 | +496 | +1,246 | +1.2 | +721 | +844 | +0.6 | +5 | +107 |
| Deron Williams | 13,804 | 4,874 | 10,964 | 44.5 | 1,178 | 3,296 | 35.7 | 2,878 | 3,502 | 82.2 | 12 | 845 |
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: | +3.1 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +3.8 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +5.2 | +3 | +2 |
| Deron Williams | 15.7 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 43.8 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 39.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 80.3 | 9 | 90 |
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: | +300 | +112 | +177 | +3.8 | +38 | +92 | +0.4 | +114 | +158 | +5.2 | +3 | +2 |
| Deron Williams | 1,412 | 474 | 1,081 | 43.8 | 137 | 349 | 39.3 | 327 | 407 | 80.3 | 9 | 90 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 6 seasons more than Deron Williams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 338 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 | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2007 | 17 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2008 | 12 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 20.2 | +20.2 | 2009 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 24.3 | +24.3 | 2010 | 10 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2016 | 3 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 4.3 | +4.3 | 2017 | 18 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 4.3 | +4.3 | 2017 | 18 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.5 points in a total of 65 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.9 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |