Kevin Love vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook 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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Russell Westbrook is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Russell Westbrook has better scoring stats than Kevin Love in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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, Russell Westbrook averages 5 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (21.2 points against 16.2), and he also scored a total of 10,784 points more (26,205 vs. 15,421).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 21.2 | +5.0 | 17 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 17 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 26,205 | +10,784 | 17 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 2 |  +2 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Russell Westbrook has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+9.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,923).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 22.5 | +9.9 | 14 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 3,035 | +1,923 | 14 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | |||
| Russell Westbrook | 670 | +349 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | |||
| Russell Westbrook | 1,122 | +400 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | |||
| Russell Westbrook | 1,235 | +306 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +21 | ||
| Russell Westbrook | 2 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
| Russell Westbrook | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
| Russell Westbrook | 7 | +7 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
| Russell Westbrook | 80 | +60 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
| Russell Westbrook | 121 | +72 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | |||
| Russell Westbrook | 135 | +52 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +5 | ||
| Russell Westbrook | 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: | +5.0 | +2.3 | +5.2 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +6.4 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +5.6 | +285 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 21.2 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 43.9 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 30.5 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 77.2 | 17 | 1,237 |
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: | +10,784 | +4,354 | +9,906 | +0.1 | +307 | +65 | +6.4 | +2,383 | +3,399 | +5.6 | +285 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 26,205 | 9,428 | 21,490 | 43.9 | 1,367 | 4,477 | 30.5 | 5,982 | 7,745 | 77.2 | 17 | 1,237 |
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: | +9.9 | +3.7 | +9.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +9.8 | +3.1 | +3.9 | +3.5 | +8 | +47 |
| Russell Westbrook | 22.5 | 7.8 | 19.3 | 40.5 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 29.9 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 82.0 | 14 | 135 |
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: | +1,923 | +694 | +1,705 | +0.4 | +12 | +184 | +9.8 | +523 | +649 | +3.5 | +8 | +47 |
| Russell Westbrook | 3,035 | 1,056 | 2,609 | 40.5 | 187 | 625 | 29.9 | 736 | 898 | 82.0 | 14 | 135 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 20.5 | +20.5 | 2010 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 23.8 | +23.8 | 2011 | 17 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 23.1 | +23.1 | 2012 | 20 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 24.0 | +24.0 | 2013 | 2 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 26.7 | +26.7 | 2014 | 19 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
| Russell Westbrook | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 22.8 | +22.8 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2020 | 8 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 19.0 | +19.0 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 11.7 | +11.7 | 2025 | 13 |