Kevin Love vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White 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 scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Derrick White has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 3.2 points more than Derrick White in his 8 seasons (16.2 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 9,022 points more (15,421 vs. 6,399).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | +3.2 | 17 |
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +9,022 | 17 |
| Derrick White | 6,399 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Derrick White has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+0.7 points per game) while Kevin Love scored more points (+11).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | +0.7 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +11 | 6 |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
| Derrick White | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +245 | ||
| Derrick White | 76 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +388 | ||
| Derrick White | 334 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +451 | ||
| Derrick White | 478 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +7 | ||
| Derrick White | 16 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | +5 | ||
| Derrick White | 15 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
| Derrick White | 54 | +5 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +4 | ||
| Derrick White | 79 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +1 | ||
| Derrick White | 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: | +3.2 | +0.8 | +2.2 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +9 | +458 | |
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 44.8 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 85.2 | 8 | 494 |
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: | +9,022 | +2,861 | +6,647 | +1.0 | +730 | +1,982 | +2,570 | +3,138 | +2.4 | +9 | +458 | |
| Derrick White | 6,399 | 2,213 | 4,937 | 44.8 | 944 | 2,560 | 36.9 | 1,029 | 1,208 | 85.2 | 8 | 494 |
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: | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +5.6 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +5 | |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 39.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
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: | +11 | +16 | +75 | +5.6 | +12 | +36 | +0.5 | +55 | +64 | +0.1 | +5 | |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | 378 | 829 | 45.6 | 187 | 477 | 39.2 | 158 | 185 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 11 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 560 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 |
| Derrick White | 2.3 | +2.3 | 2018 | 3 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 15.1 | +15.1 | 2019 | 7 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 8.5 | +8.5 | 2022 | 23 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 13.4 | +13.4 | 2023 | 20 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 104 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |