Ray Allen vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Ray Allen 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
Ray Allen 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 Ray Allen 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Ray Allen averages 2.7 points more than Kevin Love in his 17 seasons (18.9 points against 16.2), and he also scored a total of 9,084 points more (24,505 vs. 15,421).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Ray Allen | 18.9 | +2.7 | 18 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Ray Allen | 24,505 | +9,084 | 18 |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 17 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Ray Allen has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+3.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,637).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Ray Allen | 16.1 | +3.5 | 11 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Ray Allen | 2,749 | +1,637 | 11 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 584 | +263 | ||
| Kevin Love | 321 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 1,134 | +412 | ||
| Kevin Love | 722 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Ray Allen | 1,295 | +366 | ||
| Kevin Love | 929 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Ray Allen | 5 | |||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +18 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 3 | +3 | ||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 59 | +39 | ||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 124 | +75 | ||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Ray Allen | 168 | +85 | ||
| Kevin Love | 83 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Ray Allen | 3 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Ray Allen | 18.9 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 45.2 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 40.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 89.4 | 18 | 1,300 |
| difference: | +2.7 | +1.3 | +2.4 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +6.6 | +1 | +348 |
| 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 | ||||
| Ray Allen | 24,505 | 8,567 | 18,955 | 45.2 | 2,973 | 7,429 | 40.0 | 4,398 | 4,920 | 89.4 | 18 | 1,300 |
| difference: | +9,084 | +3,493 | +7,371 | +1.4 | +1,299 | +2,887 | +3.1 | +799 | +574 | +6.6 | +1 | +348 |
| 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 | ||||
| Ray Allen | 16.1 | 5.4 | 12.3 | 44.3 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 40.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 88.3 | 11 | 171 |
| difference: | +3.5 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +4.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +2.8 | +5 | +83 |
| 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 | ||||
| Ray Allen | 2,749 | 928 | 2,095 | 44.3 | 385 | 959 | 40.1 | 508 | 575 | 88.3 | 11 | 171 |
| difference: | +1,637 | +566 | +1,191 | +4.3 | +210 | +518 | +0.4 | +295 | +326 | +2.8 | +5 | +83 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 362 | 904 | 40.0 | 175 | 441 | 39.7 | 213 | 249 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | 22.3 | +22.3 | 1999 | 3 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | 22.0 | +22.0 | 2000 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | 25.1 | +25.1 | 2001 | 18 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2018 | 21 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | 15.6 | +15.6 | 2008 | 26 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | 18.3 | +18.3 | 2009 | 14 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | 16.1 | +16.1 | 2010 | 24 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | 9.3 | +9.3 | 2014 | 20 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |