Kevin Love vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kevin Love and Jayson Tatum 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 Jayson Tatum, 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, 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. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Kevin Love Jayson Tatum
Points
148th
208th
214th
34th
Rebounds
50th
+300th
96th
54th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
51st
Steals
+300th
+300th
288th
63rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
235th
71st
3-Pointers Made
38th
48th
44th
11th
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Kevin Love vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Kevin Love Jayson Tatum
Points
210th
31st
+300th
38th
Rebounds
56th
205th
125th
136th
Assists
+300th
255th
+300th
112nd
Steals
+300th
279th
+300th
193rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
195th
3-Pointers Made
99th
13th
61st
20th

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 Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
148th
208th
60 15,421 vs. 13,7841,637
Rebounds
50th
+300th
+250 9,497 vs. 4,2935,204
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,172 vs. 2,24371
Steals
+300th
+300th
577 vs. 63962
Blocks
+300th
+300th
368 vs. 38416
Offensive Rebounds
74th
+300th
+226 2,216 vs. 5121,704
Defensive Rebounds
26th
191st
165 7,281 vs. 3,7813,500
Field Goals Made
220th
259th
39 5,074 vs. 4,789285
Field Goals Attempted
185th
258th
73 11,584 vs. 10,4291,155
3-Pointers Made
38th
48th
10 1,674 vs. 1,546128
3-Pointers Attempted
37th
49th
12 4,542 vs. 4,181361
Free Throws Made
106th
228th
122 3,599 vs. 2,660939
Free Throws Attempted
124th
281st
157 4,346 vs. 3,1671,179

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
209th
+300th
952 vs. 585367
Seasons
51st
+300th
17 vs. 89

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
160th
134th
26 3 vs. 41

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
93rd
44th
49 11 vs. 2918
50+ point games
76th
23rd
53 1 vs. 54
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
214th
34th
180 1,112 vs. 2,9361,824
Rebounds
96th
54th
42 734 vs. 989255
Assists
+300th
51st
+249 144 vs. 592448
Steals
288th
63rd
225 55 vs. 14388
Blocks
235th
71st
164 41 vs. 10665
Offensive Rebounds
168th
208th
40 140 vs. 11822
Defensive Rebounds
66th
29th
37 594 vs. 871277
Field Goals Made
260th
38th
222 362 vs. 983621
Field Goals Attempted
225th
33rd
192 904 vs. 2,2411,337
3-Pointers Made
44th
11th
33 175 vs. 292117
3-Pointers Attempted
54th
9th
45 441 vs. 840399
Free Throws Made
230th
35th
195 213 vs. 678465
Free Throws Attempted
265th
40th
225 249 vs. 806557

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
228th
103rd
125 88 vs. 12133
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 82

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
28th
0 vs. 55
50+ point games
-
5th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
210th
31st
179 16.20 vs. 23.567.36
Rebounds per game
56th
205th
149 9.98 vs. 7.342.64
Assists per game
+300th
255th
+45 2.28 vs. 3.831.55
Steals per game
+300th
279th
+21 0.61 vs. 1.090.49
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.660.27
Offensive Rebounds per game
130th
+300th
+170 2.33 vs. 0.881.45
Defensive Rebounds per game
25th
59th
34 7.65 vs. 6.461.18
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
45th
+255 5.33 vs. 8.192.86
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
34th
+266 12.17 vs. 17.835.66
3-Pointers Made per game
99th
13th
86 1.76 vs. 2.640.88
3-Pointers Attempted per game
65th
9th
56 4.77 vs. 7.152.38
Free Throws Made per game
155th
80th
75 3.78 vs. 4.550.77
Free Throws Attempted per game
174th
106th
68 4.57 vs. 5.410.85

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
38th
+262 12.64 vs. 24.2611.63
Rebounds per game
125th
136th
11 8.34 vs. 8.170.17
Assists per game
+300th
112nd
+188 1.64 vs. 4.893.26
Steals per game
+300th
193rd
+107 0.63 vs. 1.180.56
Blocks per game
+300th
195th
+105 0.47 vs. 0.880.41
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.59 vs. 0.980.62
Defensive Rebounds per game
52nd
37th
15 6.75 vs. 7.200.45
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
61st
+239 4.11 vs. 8.124.01
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
53rd
+247 10.27 vs. 18.528.25
3-Pointers Made per game
61st
20th
41 1.99 vs. 2.410.42
3-Pointers Attempted per game
89th
13th
76 5.01 vs. 6.941.93
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
48th
+252 2.42 vs. 5.603.18
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
72nd
+228 2.83 vs. 6.663.83

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.