Kevin Love vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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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Victor Wembanyama 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Kevin Love scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kevin Love has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 6.3 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (22.5 points against 16.2). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 12,783 points more than Victor Wembanyama (15,421 vs. 2,638).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | +6.3 | 2 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +12,783 | 17 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 2 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kevin Love has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | +12.6 | 6 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +1,112 | 6 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +248 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 73 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +609 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 113 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +812 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 117 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +23 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kevin Love's point thresholds are omited here.
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: | +6.3 | +2.9 | +5.3 | +3.1 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +0.2 | +1.9 | +15 | +835 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | 8.2 | 17.5 | 46.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 33.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +12,783 | +4,115 | +9,541 | +3.1 | +1,404 | +3,745 | +3.0 | +3,149 | +3,790 | +1.9 | +15 | +835 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 959 | 2,043 | 46.9 | 270 | 797 | 33.9 | 450 | 556 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +12.6 | +4.1 | +10.3 | +40.0 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +39.7 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +85.5 | +6 | +88 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +1,112 | +362 | +904 | +40.0 | +175 | +441 | +39.7 | +213 | +249 | +85.5 | +6 | +88 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 17 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 3 to 19, from 2011 to 2025—he averaged 15.7 points in a total of 935 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 128 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |