Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Kevin Love scored more points in the regular season. 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, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 8.7 points more than Kevin Love in his 18 seasons (24.8 points against 16.1). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 3,476 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (15,491 vs. 12,015).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | +8.7 | 8 |
| Kevin Love | 16.1 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 8 | |
| Kevin Love | 15,491 | +3,476 | 18 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 |  +1 |
| Kevin Love | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+13.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+74).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | +13.2 | 4 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | +74 | 4 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 335 | +14 | ||
| Kevin Love | 321 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 443 | |||
| Kevin Love | 726 | +283 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 482 | |||
| Kevin Love | 939 | +457 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | |||
| Kevin Love | 25 | +23 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | +14 | ||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 41 | |||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +8 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 46 | |||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +37 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +5 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 50.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 36.0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
| difference: | +8.7 | +3.3 | +5.1 | +6.5 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +3.5 | +10 | +480 |
| Kevin Love | 16.1 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 82.8 | 18 | 964 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 4,181 | 8,306 | 50.3 | 663 | 1,842 | 36.0 | 2,990 | 3,466 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
| difference: | +3,476 | +915 | +3,328 | +6.5 | +1,024 | +2,737 | +0.8 | +622 | +896 | +3.5 | +10 | +480 |
| Kevin Love | 15,491 | 5,096 | 11,634 | 43.8 | 1,687 | 4,579 | 36.8 | 3,612 | 4,362 | 82.8 | 18 | 964 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 8.9 | 19.1 | 46.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
| difference: | +13.2 | +4.8 | +8.8 | +6.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +4.7 | +4.0 | +4.6 | +0.4 | +2 | +42 |
| 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 | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 411 | 878 | 46.8 | 71 | 203 | 35.0 | 293 | 341 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
| difference: | +74 | +49 | +26 | +6.8 | +104 | +238 | +4.7 | +80 | +92 | +0.4 | +2 | +42 |
| 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 12 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 20, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 12.3 points in a total of 572 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 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 13.7 | +13.7 | 2019 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 16.3 | +16.3 | 2020 | 7 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2024 | 10 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 104 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |