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 18 seasons from 2009 to 2026, 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
147th
211st
214th
34th
Rebounds
49th
+300th
96th
54th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
51st
Steals
+300th
+300th
288th
63rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
235th
71st
3-Pointers Made
38th
50th
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
223rd
32nd
+300th
38th
Rebounds
58th
206th
125th
136th
Assists
+300th
258th
+300th
112nd
Steals
+300th
281st
+300th
193rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
195th
3-Pointers Made
106th
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
147th
211st
64 15,559 vs. 13,7841,775
Rebounds
49th
+300th
+251 9,594 vs. 4,2935,301
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,206 vs. 2,24337
Steals
+300th
+300th
584 vs. 63955
Blocks
+300th
+300th
375 vs. 3849
Offensive Rebounds
71st
+300th
+229 2,246 vs. 5121,734
Defensive Rebounds
27th
194th
167 7,348 vs. 3,7813,567
Field Goals Made
215th
261st
46 5,118 vs. 4,789329
Field Goals Attempted
178th
262nd
84 11,690 vs. 10,4291,261
3-Pointers Made
38th
50th
12 1,703 vs. 1,546157
3-Pointers Attempted
37th
52nd
15 4,621 vs. 4,181440
Free Throws Made
105th
230th
125 3,620 vs. 2,660960
Free Throws Attempted
124th
281st
157 4,373 vs. 3,1671,206

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
185th
+300th
971 vs. 585386
Seasons
29th
+300th
18 vs. 810

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
165th
135th
30 3 vs. 41

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
95th
45th
50 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
223rd
32nd
191 16.02 vs. 23.567.54
Rebounds per game
58th
206th
148 9.88 vs. 7.342.54
Assists per game
+300th
258th
+42 2.27 vs. 3.831.56
Steals per game
+300th
281st
+19 0.60 vs. 1.090.49
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.660.27
Offensive Rebounds per game
139th
+300th
+161 2.31 vs. 0.881.44
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
60th
33 7.57 vs. 6.461.10
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
46th
+254 5.27 vs. 8.192.92
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
35th
+265 12.04 vs. 17.835.79
3-Pointers Made per game
106th
13th
93 1.75 vs. 2.640.89
3-Pointers Attempted per game
73rd
12th
61 4.76 vs. 7.152.39
Free Throws Made per game
161st
80th
81 3.73 vs. 4.550.82
Free Throws Attempted per game
183rd
107th
76 4.50 vs. 5.410.91

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, 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.