Kevin Love vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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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Trae Young has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Trae Young has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Kevin Love scored more total points in both stages. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 9.1 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (25.3 points against 16.2). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 3,179 points more than Trae Young (15,421 vs. 12,242).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +9.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +3,179 | 17 |
| Trae Young | 12,242 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+13.8 points per game) while Kevin Love scored more points (+399).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +13.8 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +399 | 6 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | |||
| Trae Young | 343 | +22 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +258 | ||
| Trae Young | 464 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +445 | ||
| Trae Young | 484 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +23 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +24 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +56 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +5 | ||
| Trae Young | 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: | +9.1 | +2.7 | +6.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +2.9 | +3.0 | +4.5 | +9 | +468 |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.2 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 35.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 8 | 484 |
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: | +3,179 | +1,204 | +2,635 | +0.6 | +396 | +907 | +1.7 | +375 | +654 | +4.5 | +9 | +468 |
| Trae Young | 12,242 | 3,870 | 8,949 | 43.2 | 1,278 | 3,635 | 35.2 | 3,224 | 3,692 | 87.3 | 8 | 484 |
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: | +13.8 | +4.5 | +11.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +3.7 | +10.0 | +4.2 | +5.0 | +0.3 | +3 | +61 |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | 8.6 | 21.4 | 40.2 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 29.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
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: | +399 | +130 | +327 | +0.2 | +105 | +205 | +10.0 | +34 | +39 | +0.3 | +3 | +61 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 9 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 436 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2021 | 16 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 64 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |