Kevin Love vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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 has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Metta World Peace. 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 3 points more than Metta World Peace in his 17 seasons (16.2 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 2,363 points more (15,421 vs. 13,058).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | +3.0 | 17 |
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +2,363 | 17 |
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | 17 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Metta World Peace has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+1.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+68).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | +1.3 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | +68 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 11 | +11 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +107 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 214 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +75 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 647 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 953 | +24 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 38 | +15 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 2 | +2 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 62 | +13 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 84 | +1 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +4 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
| difference: | +3.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +11.3 | +39 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 33.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 71.5 | 17 | 991 |
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: | +2,363 | +408 | +318 | +2.4 | +520 | +1,140 | +3.0 | +1,027 | +750 | +11.3 | +39 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | 4,666 | 11,266 | 41.4 | 1,154 | 3,402 | 33.9 | 2,572 | 3,596 | 71.5 | 17 | 991 |
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: | +1.3 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +8.9 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +14.1 | +3 | +3 |
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 38.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 30.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 71.4 | 9 | 85 |
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: | +68 | +69 | +204 | +1.1 | +47 | +26 | +8.9 | +23 | +17 | +14.1 | +3 | +3 |
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | 431 | 1,108 | 38.9 | 128 | 415 | 30.8 | 190 | 266 | 71.4 | 9 | 85 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 11.8 | +11.8 | 2002 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 19.0 | +19.0 | 2003 | 6 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 18.4 | +18.4 | 2004 | 15 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 16.8 | +16.8 | 2017 | 18 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 11.2 | +11.2 | 2010 | 23 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 10.6 | +10.6 | 2011 | 9 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 11.7 | +11.7 | 2012 | 6 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 6.0 | +6.0 | 2013 | 3 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 6.9 | +6.9 | 2023 | 20 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 1.8 | +1.8 | 2024 | 5 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |