Kevin Love vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose 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 Derrick Rose 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Derrick Rose averages 1.4 points more than Kevin Love in his 18 seasons (17.4 points against 16.0). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 2,950 points more than Derrick Rose (15,523 vs. 12,573).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.0 | 18 | |
| Derrick Rose | 17.4 | +1.4 | 15 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,523 | +2,950 | 18 |
| Derrick Rose | 12,573 | 15 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Derrick Rose has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+9.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+29).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Derrick Rose | 21.9 | +9.3 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
| Derrick Rose | 1,141 | +29 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 322 | +29 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 293 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 727 | +133 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 594 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 942 | +228 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 714 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 26 | +17 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 9 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 30 | +10 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +1 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 48 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +32 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 51 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +4 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Love | 16.0 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 82.8 | 18 | 968 |
| difference: | +1.4 | +1.5 | +2.9 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +5.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +3 | +245 |
| Derrick Rose | 17.4 | 6.8 | 14.9 | 45.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 31.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 83.1 | 15 | 723 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Love | 15,523 | 5,107 | 11,662 | 43.8 | 1,694 | 4,600 | 36.8 | 3,615 | 4,367 | 82.8 | 18 | 968 |
| difference: | +2,950 | +186 | +864 | +1.8 | +1,104 | +2,734 | +5.2 | +1,474 | +1,792 | +0.3 | +3 | +245 |
| Derrick Rose | 12,573 | 4,921 | 10,798 | 45.6 | 590 | 1,866 | 31.6 | 2,141 | 2,575 | 83.1 | 15 | 723 |
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: | +9.3 | +4.3 | +9.4 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +7.5 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +2 | +36 |
| Derrick Rose | 21.9 | 8.4 | 19.7 | 42.6 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 32.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 84.5 | 8 | 52 |
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: | +29 | +74 | +120 | +2.5 | +107 | +230 | +7.5 | +12 | +11 | +1.0 | +2 | +36 |
| Derrick Rose | 1,141 | 436 | 1,024 | 42.6 | 68 | 211 | 32.2 | 201 | 238 | 84.5 | 8 | 52 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 1 season more than Derrick Rose in the NBA. In that year—his season 18 in 2026—he averaged 6.4 points in a total of 16 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 19.7 | +19.7 | 2009 | 7 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2010 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2011 | 16 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 23.0 | +23.0 | 2012 | 1 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2015 | 12 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 14.2 | +14.2 | 2018 | 5 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 19.4 | +19.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 6.9 | +6.9 | 2023 | 20 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Kevin Love didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |