Kevin Love vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns 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.
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Karl-Anthony Towns has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Kevin Love.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Karl-Anthony Towns has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Kevin Love scored more total points in both stages. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 6.9 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (23.1 points against 16.2). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 541 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (15,421 vs. 14,880).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | +6.9 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +541 | 17 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 10 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+7.2 points per game) while Kevin Love scored more points (+123).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | +7.2 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +123 | 6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 433 | +112 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +96 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 626 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +284 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 645 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +23 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | +7 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +2 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +33 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +5 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
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: | +6.9 | +3.2 | +4.0 | +8.6 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +7 | +307 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 52.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 40.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
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: | +541 | +386 | +1,160 | +8.6 | +557 | +1,752 | +3.1 | +756 | +951 | +0.9 | +7 | +307 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 5,460 | 10,424 | 52.4 | 1,117 | 2,790 | 40.0 | 2,843 | 3,395 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
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: | +7.2 | +2.8 | +4.2 | +7.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +4.7 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +2.4 | +1 | +38 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
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: | +123 | +16 | +177 | +7.5 | +100 | +227 | +4.7 | +9 | +18 | +2.4 | +1 | +38 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 346 | 727 | 47.6 | 75 | 214 | 35.0 | 222 | 267 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 7 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 17, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 317 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.6 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2018 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 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. |