LaMelo Ball vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and LaMelo Ball 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 in the regular season LaMelo Ball has a better scoring average and Kevin Love scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball 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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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, LaMelo Ball averages 4.8 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (21.0 points against 16.2). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 10,562 points more than LaMelo Ball (15,421 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +4.8 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +10,562 | 17 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball 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 | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | +12.6 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +1,112 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | |||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +191 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +512 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +699 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +22 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 42.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 36.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +4.8 | +2.1 | +5.4 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +3.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +12 | +721 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 1,716 | 4,073 | 42.1 | 705 | 1,934 | 36.5 | 722 | 863 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +10,562 | +3,358 | +7,511 | +1.7 | +969 | +2,608 | +0.4 | +2,877 | +3,483 | +0.9 | +12 | +721 |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 5,074 | 11,584 | 43.8 | 1,674 | 4,542 | 36.9 | 3,599 | 4,346 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +12.6 | +4.1 | +10.3 | +40.0 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +39.7 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +85.5 | +6 | +88 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +1,112 | +362 | +904 | +40.0 | +175 | +441 | +39.7 | +213 | +249 | +85.5 | +6 | +88 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 362 | 904 | 40.0 | 175 | 441 | 39.7 | 213 | 249 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 13 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2014 to 2025—he averaged 15.1 points in a total of 727 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 | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.6 points in a total of 108 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |