Kevin Love vs. Mark Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mark 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kevin Love has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Mark Williams didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kevin Love has better playoff stats. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 3.6 points more than Mark Williams in his 4 seasons (16.0 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 13,924 points more (15,523 vs. 1,599).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Love 16.0
+3.6
18
Mark Williams 12.4
4

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Love 15,523
+13,924
18
Mark Williams 1,599
4

Points in the Playoffs

Mark Williams didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kevin Love has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Love 12.6
+12.6
6
Mark Williams 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Love 1,112
+1,112
6
Mark Williams 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kevin Love 1
+1
Mark Williams 0

40+ Point Games

Kevin Love 11
+11
Mark Williams 0

30+ Point Games

Kevin Love 72
+70
Mark Williams 2

20+ Point Games

Kevin Love 322
+304
Mark Williams 18

10+ Point Games

Kevin Love 727
+643
Mark Williams 84

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Love 942
+814
Mark Williams 128

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Love 26
+25
Mark Williams 1

Playoffs

Mark Williams didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kevin Love's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+3.6+0.3+4.1+19.1+1.8+4.8+16.8+1.3+1.3+7.3+14+839
Mark Williams 12.4 5.0 7.9 62.9 0.0 0.0 20.0 2.4 3.2 75.5 4 129

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:+13,924+4,462+10,637+19.1+1,693+4,595+16.8+3,307+3,959+7.3+14+839
Mark Williams 1,599 645 1,025 62.9 1 5 20.0 308 408 75.5 4 129

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:+12.6+4.1+10.3+40.0+2.0+5.0+39.7+2.4+2.8+85.5+6+88
Mark Williams DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+1,112+362+904+40.0+175+441+39.7+213+249+85.5+6+88
Mark Williams DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Love 11.1
+2.1
200981
Mark Williams 9.0
202343

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Love 14.0
+1.3
201060
Mark Williams 12.7
202419

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Love 20.2
+4.9
201173
Mark Williams 15.3
202544

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Love 26.0
+13.0
201255
Mark Williams 13.0
202623

Kevin Love's additional seasons:

* Kevin Love played 14 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2013 to 2026—he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 699 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Love -
DNP
20090
Mark Williams -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Love -
DNP
20100
Mark Williams -
DNP
20240

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Love -
DNP
20110
Mark Williams -
DNP
20250

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Love -
DNP
20120
Mark Williams -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kevin Love's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.6 points in a total of 88 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8.