Kevin Love vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 3.1 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (19.3 points against 16.2), and he also scored a total of 876 points more (16,297 vs. 15,421).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
| Stephon Marbury | 19.3 | +3.1 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 17 | |
| Stephon Marbury | 16,297 | +876 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Kevin Love and Stephon Marbury are tied in points per game (rounded to one decimal, 12.6 ppg) but Kevin Love scored more points (+710).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Stephon Marbury | 12.6 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +710 | 6 |
| Stephon Marbury | 402 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 401 | +80 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 734 | +12 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +91 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 838 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +15 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 8 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | +12 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 8 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +30 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 19 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +54 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 29 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +2 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 3 | |||
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: | +3.1 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +4.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +4.4 | +4 | +106 |
| Stephon Marbury | 19.3 | 6.8 | 15.7 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 32.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 78.4 | 13 | 846 |
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: | +876 | +695 | +1,740 | +0.5 | +683 | +1,494 | +4.4 | +169 | +458 | +4.4 | +4 | +106 |
| Stephon Marbury | 16,297 | 5,769 | 13,324 | 43.3 | 991 | 3,048 | 32.5 | 3,768 | 4,804 | 78.4 | 13 | 846 |
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: | +0.6 | +2.9 | +4.5 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +12.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +10.5 | +1 | +56 | |
| Stephon Marbury | 12.6 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 35.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 27.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 75.0 | 5 | 32 |
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: | +710 | +212 | +482 | +4.5 | +148 | +342 | +12.4 | +138 | +149 | +10.5 | +1 | +56 |
| Stephon Marbury | 402 | 150 | 422 | 35.5 | 27 | 99 | 27.3 | 75 | 100 | 75.0 | 5 | 32 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 3 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 8.0 points in a total of 140 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.8 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 21.3 | +21.3 | 1997 | 3 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 13.8 | +13.8 | 1998 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2018 | 21 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 3.7 | +3.7 | 2009 | 14 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 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. |