Kevin Love vs. Donovan Mitchell: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
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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 Donovan Mitchell, with 8 seasons played from 2018 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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. Donovan Mitchell
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell
Points
148th
222nd
214th
91st
Rebounds
50th
+300th
96th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
144th
Steals
+300th
+300th
288th
149th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
235th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
38th
40th
44th
32nd
Years17868

Kevin Love vs. Donovan Mitchell
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell
Points
210th
19th
+300th
7th
Rebounds
56th
+300th
125th
+300th
Assists
+300th
158th
+300th
119th
Steals
+300th
117th
+300th
110th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
99th
6th
61st
5th

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 Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
148th
222nd
74 15,421 vs. 13,3202,101
Rebounds
50th
+300th
+250 9,497 vs. 2,3247,173
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,172 vs. 2,530358
Steals
+300th
+300th
577 vs. 740163
Blocks
+300th
+300th
368 vs. 173195
Offensive Rebounds
74th
+300th
+226 2,216 vs. 4351,781
Defensive Rebounds
26th
+300th
+274 7,281 vs. 1,8895,392
Field Goals Made
220th
270th
50 5,074 vs. 4,720354
Field Goals Attempted
185th
253rd
68 11,584 vs. 10,5121,072
3-Pointers Made
38th
40th
2 1,674 vs. 1,61856
3-Pointers Attempted
37th
39th
2 4,542 vs. 4,419123
Free Throws Made
106th
+300th
+194 3,599 vs. 2,2621,337
Free Throws Attempted
124th
+300th
+176 4,346 vs. 2,6921,654

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
209th
+300th
952 vs. 539413
Seasons
51st
+300th
17 vs. 89

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
93rd
46th
47 11 vs. 2817
50+ point games
76th
76th
0 1 vs. 10
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 11

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
214th
91st
123 1,112 vs. 1,783671
Rebounds
96th
+300th
+204 734 vs. 314420
Assists
+300th
144th
+156 144 vs. 303159
Steals
288th
149th
139 55 vs. 8631
Blocks
235th
+300th
+65 41 vs. 2120
Offensive Rebounds
168th
+300th
+132 140 vs. 5189
Defensive Rebounds
66th
236th
170 594 vs. 263331
Field Goals Made
260th
104th
156 362 vs. 617255
Field Goals Attempted
225th
97th
128 904 vs. 1,403499
3-Pointers Made
44th
32nd
12 175 vs. 19924
3-Pointers Attempted
54th
32nd
22 441 vs. 561120
Free Throws Made
230th
111st
119 213 vs. 350137
Free Throws Attempted
265th
131st
134 249 vs. 424175

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
228th
+300th
88 vs. 6325
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 82

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
20th
0 vs. 77
50+ point games
-
3rd
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
210th
19th
191 16.20 vs. 24.718.51
Rebounds per game
56th
+300th
+244 9.98 vs. 4.315.66
Assists per game
+300th
158th
+142 2.28 vs. 4.692.41
Steals per game
+300th
117th
+183 0.61 vs. 1.370.77
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.320.07
Offensive Rebounds per game
130th
+300th
+170 2.33 vs. 0.811.52
Defensive Rebounds per game
25th
+300th
+275 7.65 vs. 3.504.14
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
24th
+276 5.33 vs. 8.763.43
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
15th
+285 12.17 vs. 19.507.33
3-Pointers Made per game
99th
6th
93 1.76 vs. 3.001.24
3-Pointers Attempted per game
65th
4th
61 4.77 vs. 8.203.43
Free Throws Made per game
155th
109th
46 3.78 vs. 4.200.42
Free Throws Attempted per game
174th
136th
38 4.57 vs. 4.990.43

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
7th
+293 12.64 vs. 28.3015.67
Rebounds per game
125th
+300th
+175 8.34 vs. 4.983.36
Assists per game
+300th
119th
+181 1.64 vs. 4.813.17
Steals per game
+300th
110th
+190 0.63 vs. 1.370.74
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.47 vs. 0.330.13
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.59 vs. 0.810.78
Defensive Rebounds per game
52nd
244th
192 6.75 vs. 4.172.58
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
18th
+282 4.11 vs. 9.795.68
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
10th
+290 10.27 vs. 22.2712.00
3-Pointers Made per game
61st
5th
56 1.99 vs. 3.161.17
3-Pointers Attempted per game
89th
4th
85 5.01 vs. 8.903.89
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
53rd
+247 2.42 vs. 5.563.14
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
67th
+233 2.83 vs. 6.733.90

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.