Damian Lillard vs. Kevin Love: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Damian Lillard and Kevin Love all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Damian Lillard, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 2013 to 2025, and Kevin Love, with 18 seasons played from 2009 to 2026, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Damian Lillard vs. Kevin Love
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Damian Lillard Kevin Love Damian Lillard Kevin Love
Points
37th
149th
97th
214th
Rebounds
+300th
49th
+300th
96th
Assists
41st
+300th
85th
+300th
Steals
257th
+300th
173rd
288th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
235th
3-Pointers Made
4th
38th
25th
44th
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Damian Lillard vs. Kevin Love
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Damian Lillard Kevin Love Damian Lillard Kevin Love
Points
14th
222nd
29th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
58th
+300th
125th
Assists
37th
+300th
57th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
206th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
2nd
105th
3rd
61st

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
37th
149th
112 22,598 vs. 15,5187,080
Rebounds
+300th
49th
+251 3,845 vs. 9,5655,720
Assists
41st
+300th
+259 6,069 vs. 2,1983,871
Steals
257th
+300th
+43 874 vs. 582292
Blocks
+300th
+300th
267 vs. 373106
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
71st
+229 534 vs. 2,2371,703
Defensive Rebounds
250th
27th
223 3,311 vs. 7,3284,017
Field Goals Made
67th
217th
150 7,266 vs. 5,1062,160
Field Goals Attempted
45th
183rd
138 16,568 vs. 11,6574,911
3-Pointers Made
4th
38th
34 2,804 vs. 1,6931,111
3-Pointers Attempted
3rd
37th
34 7,556 vs. 4,5952,961
Free Throws Made
35th
107th
72 5,262 vs. 3,6131,649
Free Throws Attempted
49th
124th
75 5,853 vs. 4,3641,489

Games and Years:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
273rd
190th
83 900 vs. 96767
Seasons
300th
29th
271 13 vs. 185

Triple-Doubles:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
110th
165th
55 5 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
15th
95th
80 60 vs. 1149
50+ point games
6th
76th
70 15 vs. 114
60+ point games
3rd
-
5 vs. 05
70+ point games
2nd
-
1 vs. 01

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
97th
214th
117 1,715 vs. 1,112603
Rebounds
+300th
96th
+204 296 vs. 734438
Assists
85th
+300th
+215 414 vs. 144270
Steals
173rd
288th
115 78 vs. 5523
Blocks
+300th
235th
+65 21 vs. 4120
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
168th
+132 46 vs. 14094
Defensive Rebounds
247th
66th
181 250 vs. 594344
Field Goals Made
140th
260th
120 541 vs. 362179
Field Goals Attempted
111st
225th
114 1,324 vs. 904420
3-Pointers Made
25th
44th
19 222 vs. 17547
3-Pointers Attempted
28th
54th
26 603 vs. 441162
Free Throws Made
75th
230th
155 411 vs. 213198
Free Throws Attempted
104th
265th
161 460 vs. 249211

Games and Years:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
228th
+72 68 vs. 8820
Playoffs
154th
+300th
10 vs. 64

Triple-Doubles:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
37th
-
4 vs. 04
50+ point games
5th
-
2 vs. 02
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
14th
222nd
208 25.11 vs. 16.059.06
Rebounds per game
+300th
58th
+242 4.27 vs. 9.895.62
Assists per game
37th
+300th
+263 6.74 vs. 2.274.47
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.97 vs. 0.600.37
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.30 vs. 0.390.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
139th
+161 0.59 vs. 2.311.72
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
26th
+274 3.68 vs. 7.583.90
Field Goals Made per game
49th
+300th
+251 8.07 vs. 5.282.79
Field Goals Attempted per game
26th
+300th
+274 18.41 vs. 12.056.35
3-Pointers Made per game
2nd
105th
103 3.12 vs. 1.751.36
3-Pointers Attempted per game
3rd
72nd
69 8.40 vs. 4.753.64
Free Throws Made per game
23rd
159th
136 5.85 vs. 3.742.11
Free Throws Attempted per game
51st
183rd
132 6.50 vs. 4.511.99

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
29th
+300th
+271 25.22 vs. 12.6412.58
Rebounds per game
+300th
125th
+175 4.35 vs. 8.343.99
Assists per game
57th
+300th
+243 6.09 vs. 1.644.45
Steals per game
206th
+300th
+94 1.15 vs. 0.630.52
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.31 vs. 0.470.16
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.68 vs. 1.590.91
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
52nd
+248 3.68 vs. 6.753.07
Field Goals Made per game
66th
+300th
+234 7.96 vs. 4.113.84
Field Goals Attempted per game
38th
+300th
+262 19.47 vs. 10.279.20
3-Pointers Made per game
3rd
61st
58 3.26 vs. 1.991.28
3-Pointers Attempted per game
5th
89th
84 8.87 vs. 5.013.86
Free Throws Made per game
32nd
+300th
+268 6.04 vs. 2.423.62
Free Throws Attempted per game
64th
+300th
+236 6.76 vs. 2.833.94

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.