Kevin Love vs. Ricky Rubio: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio 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
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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 18 seasons from 2009 to 2026, and Ricky Rubio, with 12 seasons played from 2012 to 2023, 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.

Kevin Love vs. Ricky Rubio
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Kevin Love Ricky Rubio
Points
147th
+300th
214th
+300th
Rebounds
49th
+300th
96th
+300th
Assists
+300th
68th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
90th
288th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
235th
+300th
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Kevin Love vs. Ricky Rubio
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Kevin Love Ricky Rubio
Points
221st
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
58th
+300th
125th
+300th
Assists
+300th
26th
+300th
45th
Steals
+300th
34th
+300th
70th
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:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
147th
+300th
+153 15,539 vs. 7,5707,969
Rebounds
49th
+300th
+251 9,583 vs. 2,8306,753
Assists
+300th
68th
+232 2,200 vs. 5,1602,960
Steals
+300th
90th
+210 583 vs. 1,226643
Blocks
+300th
+300th
374 vs. 94280
Offensive Rebounds
71st
+300th
+229 2,244 vs. 4281,816
Defensive Rebounds
27th
+300th
+273 7,339 vs. 2,4024,937
Field Goals Made
216th
+300th
+84 5,113 vs. 2,4682,645
Field Goals Attempted
178th
+300th
+122 11,674 vs. 6,3645,310
3-Pointers Made
38th
+300th
+262 1,698 vs. 6371,061
3-Pointers Attempted
37th
+300th
+263 4,607 vs. 1,9692,638
Free Throws Made
107th
+300th
+193 3,615 vs. 1,9971,618
Free Throws Attempted
124th
+300th
+176 4,368 vs. 2,3701,998

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
189th
+300th
969 vs. 698271
Seasons
29th
+300th
18 vs. 126

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
165th
83rd
82 3 vs. 74

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
95th
-
11 vs. 011
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
214th
+300th
+86 1,112 vs. 161951
Rebounds
96th
+300th
+204 734 vs. 66668
Assists
+300th
+300th
144 vs. 8856
Steals
288th
+300th
+12 55 vs. 2134
Blocks
235th
+300th
+65 41 vs. 437
Offensive Rebounds
168th
+300th
+132 140 vs. 10130
Defensive Rebounds
66th
+300th
+234 594 vs. 56538
Field Goals Made
260th
+300th
+40 362 vs. 56306
Field Goals Attempted
225th
+300th
+75 904 vs. 146758
3-Pointers Made
44th
+300th
+256 175 vs. 14161
3-Pointers Attempted
54th
+300th
+246 441 vs. 52389
Free Throws Made
230th
+300th
+70 213 vs. 35178
Free Throws Attempted
265th
+300th
+35 249 vs. 43206

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
228th
+300th
88 vs. 1474
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 33

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
38th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
221st
+300th
+79 16.04 vs. 10.855.19
Rebounds per game
58th
+300th
+242 9.89 vs. 4.055.84
Assists per game
+300th
26th
+274 2.27 vs. 7.395.12
Steals per game
+300th
34th
+266 0.60 vs. 1.761.15
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.130.25
Offensive Rebounds per game
137th
+300th
+163 2.32 vs. 0.611.70
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
+300th
+273 7.57 vs. 3.444.13
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
5.28 vs. 3.541.74
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
12.05 vs. 9.122.93
3-Pointers Made per game
105th
+300th
+195 1.75 vs. 0.910.84
3-Pointers Attempted per game
72nd
299th
227 4.75 vs. 2.821.93
Free Throws Made per game
161st
+300th
+139 3.73 vs. 2.860.87
Free Throws Attempted per game
182nd
+300th
+118 4.51 vs. 3.401.11

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Ricky Rubio Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
12.64 vs. 11.501.14
Rebounds per game
125th
+300th
+175 8.34 vs. 4.713.63
Assists per game
+300th
45th
+255 1.64 vs. 6.294.65
Steals per game
+300th
70th
+230 0.63 vs. 1.500.88
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.47 vs. 0.290.18
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.59 vs. 0.710.88
Defensive Rebounds per game
52nd
273rd
221 6.75 vs. 4.002.75
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
4.11 vs. 4.000.11
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
10.27 vs. 10.430.16
3-Pointers Made per game
61st
+300th
+239 1.99 vs. 1.000.99
3-Pointers Attempted per game
89th
188th
99 5.01 vs. 3.711.30
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.42 vs. 2.500.08
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.83 vs. 3.070.24

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.