Kevin Love vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace 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 Rasheed Wallace scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Kevin Love has a better scoring average 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 1.6 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (16.0 points against 14.4). On the other hand Rasheed Wallace scored a total of 483 points more than Kevin Love (16,006 vs. 15,523).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.0 | +1.6 | 18 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.4 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,523 | 18 | |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16,006 | +483 | 16 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Rasheed Wallace has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+0.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,272).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.5 | +0.9 | 14 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
| Rasheed Wallace | 2,384 | +1,272 | 14 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 322 | +69 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 253 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 727 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 831 | +104 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 942 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 1,102 | +160 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 26 | +19 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 7 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 32 | +12 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 136 | +87 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 173 | +90 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +1 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 4 | |||
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: | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +2.9 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +3.2 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +10.7 | +2 | +141 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.4 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 46.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 33.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 72.1 | 16 | 1,109 |
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: | +483 | +1,213 | +1,867 | +2.9 | +608 | +1,372 | +3.2 | +1,335 | +1,205 | +10.7 | +2 | +141 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16,006 | 6,320 | 13,529 | 46.7 | 1,086 | 3,228 | 33.6 | 2,280 | 3,162 | 72.1 | 16 | 1,109 |
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: | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +4.4 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +4.5 | +0.4 | +13.8 | +8 | +89 | |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.5 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 44.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 35.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 71.7 | 14 | 177 |
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: | +1,272 | +555 | +1,161 | +4.4 | +15 | +99 | +4.5 | +147 | +253 | +13.8 | +8 | +89 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 2,384 | 917 | 2,065 | 44.4 | 190 | 540 | 35.2 | 360 | 502 | 71.7 | 14 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 19.8 | +19.8 | 1997 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.5 | +14.5 | 1998 | 4 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.8 | +14.8 | 1999 | 13 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2000 | 16 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16.7 | +16.7 | 2001 | 3 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.0 | +13.0 | 2004 | 23 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.6 | +13.6 | 2005 | 25 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.1 | +14.1 | 2006 | 18 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2007 | 16 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 6.1 | +6.1 | 2010 | 24 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||