Tyler Herro vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love and Tyler Herro 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tyler Herro 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Tyler Herro averages 3.2 points more than Kevin Love in his 18 seasons (19.4 points against 16.2). On the other hand Kevin Love scored a total of 8,442 points more than Tyler Herro (15,429 vs. 6,987).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyler Herro 19.4
+3.2
6
Kevin Love 16.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Tyler Herro 6,987
6
Kevin Love 15,429
+8,442
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tyler Herro has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+2 points per game) while Kevin Love scored more points (+384).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyler Herro 14.6
+2.0
6
Kevin Love 12.6
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyler Herro 728
6
Kevin Love 1,112
+384
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 0
Kevin Love 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 4
Kevin Love 11
+7

30+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 40
Kevin Love 72
+32

20+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 176
Kevin Love 321
+145

10+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 317
Kevin Love 722
+405

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyler Herro 359
Kevin Love 931
+572

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyler Herro 2
Kevin Love 23
+21

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 2
Kevin Love 2

20+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 9
Kevin Love 20
+11

10+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 42
Kevin Love 49
+7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyler Herro 49
Kevin Love 83
+34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyler Herro 1
Kevin Love 5
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyler Herro 19.4 7.0 15.7 44.8 2.7 7.1 38.2 2.6 2.9 87.4 6 361
difference:+3.2+1.7+3.6+1.0+0.9+2.3+1.4+1.2+1.7+4.6+12+593
Kevin Love 16.2 5.3 12.1 43.8 1.8 4.8 36.8 3.8 4.6 82.8 18 954

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyler Herro 6,987 2,540 5,674 44.8 984 2,574 38.2 923 1,056 87.4 6 361
difference:+8,442+2,536+5,915+1.0+691+1,972+1.4+2,679+3,294+4.6+12+593
Kevin Love 15,429 5,076 11,589 43.8 1,675 4,546 36.8 3,602 4,350 82.8 18 954

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyler Herro 14.6 5.4 13.0 41.4 1.9 5.9 32.8 1.9 2.2 88.9 6 50
difference:+2.0+1.3+2.7+1.3+0.1+0.9+6.9+0.5+0.6+3.4+38
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
Tyler Herro 728 268 648 41.4 96 293 32.8 96 108 88.9 6 50
difference:+384+94+256+1.3+79+148+6.9+117+141+3.4+38
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 Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 13.5
+2.4
202055
Kevin Love 11.1
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 15.1
+1.1
202154
Kevin Love 14.0
201060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.7
+0.5
202266
Kevin Love 20.2
201173

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.1
202367
Kevin Love 26.0
+5.9
201255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.8
+2.5
202442
Kevin Love 18.3
201318

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 23.9
202577
Kevin Love 26.1
+2.2
201477

Kevin Love's additional seasons:

* Kevin Love played 13 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 19, from 2015 to 2026—he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 652 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 16.0
+16.0
202021
Kevin Love -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 9.3
+9.3
20214
Kevin Love -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 12.6
+12.6
202215
Kevin Love -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 12.0
+12.0
20231
Kevin Love -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 16.8
+16.8
20245
Kevin Love -
DNP
20130

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 17.8
+17.8
20254
Kevin Love -
DNP
20140

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.