Jeremy Lin vs. Kevin Love: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jeremy Lin 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Jeremy Lin, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2011 to 2019, 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) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Jeremy Lin vs. Kevin Love
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Jeremy Lin Kevin Love
Points
+300th
149th
+300th
214th
Rebounds
+300th
49th
+300th
96th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
288th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
235th
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Jeremy Lin vs. Kevin Love
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Jeremy Lin Kevin Love
Points
+300th
220th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
58th
+300th
125th
Assists
201st
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
284th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

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:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
149th
+151 5,567 vs. 15,4989,931
Rebounds
+300th
49th
+251 1,338 vs. 9,5558,217
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,042 vs. 2,195153
Steals
+300th
+300th
519 vs. 58162
Blocks
+300th
+300th
175 vs. 373198
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
72nd
+228 197 vs. 2,2332,036
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
27th
+273 1,141 vs. 7,3226,181
Field Goals Made
+300th
217th
+83 1,885 vs. 5,0983,213
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
183rd
+117 4,349 vs. 11,6397,290
3-Pointers Made
+300th
38th
+262 449 vs. 1,6891,240
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
38th
+262 1,313 vs. 4,5833,270
Free Throws Made
+300th
107th
+193 1,348 vs. 3,6132,265
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
124th
+176 1,666 vs. 4,3642,698

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
191st
+109 480 vs. 965485
Seasons
+300th
29th
+271 9 vs. 189

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
164th
111 1 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
95th
0 vs. 1111
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
214th
+86 180 vs. 1,112932
Rebounds
+300th
96th
+204 49 vs. 734685
Assists
+300th
+300th
56 vs. 14488
Steals
+300th
288th
+12 11 vs. 5544
Blocks
+300th
235th
+65 2 vs. 4139
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
168th
+132 10 vs. 140130
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
66th
+234 39 vs. 594555
Field Goals Made
+300th
260th
+40 59 vs. 362303
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
225th
+75 157 vs. 904747
3-Pointers Made
+300th
44th
+256 11 vs. 175164
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
54th
+246 51 vs. 441390
Free Throws Made
+300th
230th
+70 51 vs. 213162
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
265th
+35 61 vs. 249188

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
228th
+72 25 vs. 8863
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 62

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
220th
+80 11.60 vs. 16.064.46
Rebounds per game
+300th
58th
+242 2.79 vs. 9.907.11
Assists per game
201st
+300th
+99 4.25 vs. 2.271.98
Steals per game
284th
+300th
+16 1.08 vs. 0.600.48
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.36 vs. 0.390.02
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
139th
+161 0.41 vs. 2.311.90
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
26th
+274 2.38 vs. 7.595.21
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.93 vs. 5.281.36
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
9.06 vs. 12.063.00
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
105th
+195 0.94 vs. 1.750.81
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
71st
+229 2.74 vs. 4.752.01
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
158th
+142 2.81 vs. 3.740.94
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
180th
+120 3.47 vs. 4.521.05

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
7.20 vs. 12.645.44
Rebounds per game
+300th
125th
+175 1.96 vs. 8.346.38
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.24 vs. 1.640.60
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.44 vs. 0.630.19
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.08 vs. 0.470.39
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 1.591.19
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
52nd
+248 1.56 vs. 6.755.19
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.36 vs. 4.111.75
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
6.28 vs. 10.273.99
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
61st
+239 0.44 vs. 1.991.55
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
89th
+211 2.04 vs. 5.012.97
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.04 vs. 2.420.38
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.44 vs. 2.830.39

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.