Kevin Love vs. Chris Paul: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kevin Love and Chris Paul 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 Kevin Love, with a career spanning 17 seasons from 2009 to 2025, and Chris Paul, with 20 seasons played from 2006 to 2025, 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.

Kevin Love vs. Chris Paul
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Chris Paul Kevin Love Chris Paul
Points
148th
36th
214th
31st
Rebounds
50th
196th
96th
99th
Assists
+300th
2nd
+300th
5th
Steals
+300th
2nd
288th
11th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
235th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
38th
26th
44th
21st
Years1720615

Kevin Love vs. Chris Paul
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Chris Paul Kevin Love Chris Paul
Points
210th
182nd
+300th
94th
Rebounds
56th
+300th
125th
+300th
Assists
+300th
6th
+300th
14th
Steals
+300th
11th
+300th
14th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
99th
233rd
61st
120th

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:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
148th
36th
112 15,421 vs. 23,0117,590
Rebounds
50th
196th
146 9,497 vs. 5,9783,519
Assists
+300th
2nd
+298 2,172 vs. 12,49910,327
Steals
+300th
2nd
+298 577 vs. 2,7172,140
Blocks
+300th
+300th
368 vs. 222146
Offensive Rebounds
74th
+300th
+226 2,216 vs. 7921,424
Defensive Rebounds
26th
80th
54 7,281 vs. 5,1862,095
Field Goals Made
220th
41st
179 5,074 vs. 8,1473,073
Field Goals Attempted
185th
38th
147 11,584 vs. 17,3525,768
3-Pointers Made
38th
26th
12 1,674 vs. 1,860186
3-Pointers Attempted
37th
24th
13 4,542 vs. 5,029487
Free Throws Made
106th
44th
62 3,599 vs. 4,8571,258
Free Throws Attempted
124th
67th
57 4,346 vs. 5,5791,233

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
209th
15th
194 952 vs. 1,354402
Seasons
51st
7th
44 17 vs. 203

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
160th
34th
126 3 vs. 1815

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
93rd
121st
28 11 vs. 83
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
214th
31st
183 1,112 vs. 2,9811,869
Rebounds
96th
99th
3 734 vs. 7304
Assists
+300th
5th
+295 144 vs. 1,2331,089
Steals
288th
11th
277 55 vs. 287232
Blocks
235th
+300th
+65 41 vs. 3110
Offensive Rebounds
168th
241st
73 140 vs. 10634
Defensive Rebounds
66th
60th
6 594 vs. 62430
Field Goals Made
260th
30th
230 362 vs. 1,106744
Field Goals Attempted
225th
32nd
193 904 vs. 2,2871,383
3-Pointers Made
44th
21st
23 175 vs. 24469
3-Pointers Attempted
54th
22nd
32 441 vs. 654213
Free Throws Made
230th
53rd
177 213 vs. 525312
Free Throws Attempted
265th
61st
204 249 vs. 615366

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
228th
48th
180 88 vs. 14961
Playoffs
+300th
17th
+283 6 vs. 159

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
20th
0 vs. 33

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
55th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
210th
182nd
28 16.20 vs. 16.990.80
Rebounds per game
56th
+300th
+244 9.98 vs. 4.425.56
Assists per game
+300th
6th
+294 2.28 vs. 9.236.95
Steals per game
+300th
11th
+289 0.61 vs. 2.011.40
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.160.22
Offensive Rebounds per game
130th
+300th
+170 2.33 vs. 0.581.74
Defensive Rebounds per game
25th
+300th
+275 7.65 vs. 3.833.82
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
236th
+64 5.33 vs. 6.020.69
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
253rd
+47 12.17 vs. 12.820.65
3-Pointers Made per game
99th
233rd
134 1.76 vs. 1.370.38
3-Pointers Attempted per game
65th
166th
101 4.77 vs. 3.711.06
Free Throws Made per game
155th
173rd
18 3.78 vs. 3.590.19
Free Throws Attempted per game
174th
239th
65 4.57 vs. 4.120.44

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
94th
+206 12.64 vs. 20.017.37
Rebounds per game
125th
+300th
+175 8.34 vs. 4.903.44
Assists per game
+300th
14th
+286 1.64 vs. 8.286.64
Steals per game
+300th
14th
+286 0.63 vs. 1.931.30
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.47 vs. 0.210.26
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.59 vs. 0.710.88
Defensive Rebounds per game
52nd
243rd
191 6.75 vs. 4.192.56
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
99th
+201 4.11 vs. 7.423.31
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
133rd
+167 10.27 vs. 15.355.08
3-Pointers Made per game
61st
120th
59 1.99 vs. 1.640.35
3-Pointers Attempted per game
89th
134th
45 5.01 vs. 4.390.62
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
229th
+71 2.42 vs. 3.521.10
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
299th
+1 2.83 vs. 4.131.30

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 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 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.