Kevin Love vs. Tristan Thompson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson 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 Tristan Thompson, with 14 seasons played from 2012 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) 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. Tristan Thompson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Tristan Thompson Kevin Love Tristan Thompson
Points
149th
+300th
214th
+300th
Rebounds
49th
164th
96th
85th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
288th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
273rd
235th
117th
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Kevin Love vs. Tristan Thompson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Tristan Thompson Kevin Love Tristan Thompson
Points
221st
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
58th
160th
125th
203rd
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
293rd

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 Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
149th
+300th
+151 15,523 vs. 6,8228,701
Rebounds
49th
164th
115 9,567 vs. 6,4283,139
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,199 vs. 8001,399
Steals
+300th
+300th
582 vs. 378204
Blocks
+300th
273rd
+27 373 vs. 526153
Offensive Rebounds
71st
51st
20 2,237 vs. 2,509272
Defensive Rebounds
27th
177th
150 7,330 vs. 3,9193,411
Field Goals Made
218th
+300th
+82 5,107 vs. 2,7582,349
Field Goals Attempted
180th
+300th
+120 11,662 vs. 5,3086,354
3-Pointers Made
38th
+300th
+262 1,694 vs. 101,684
3-Pointers Attempted
37th
+300th
+263 4,600 vs. 424,558
Free Throws Made
107th
+300th
+193 3,615 vs. 1,2962,319
Free Throws Attempted
124th
+300th
+176 4,367 vs. 2,1892,178

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
190th
+300th
968 vs. 819149
Seasons
29th
300th
271 18 vs. 135

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Tristan Thompson 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 Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
214th
+300th
+86 1,112 vs. 687425
Rebounds
96th
85th
11 734 vs. 76834
Assists
+300th
+300th
144 vs. 8163
Steals
288th
+300th
+12 55 vs. 3124
Blocks
235th
117th
118 41 vs. 7635
Offensive Rebounds
168th
31st
137 140 vs. 334194
Defensive Rebounds
66th
114th
48 594 vs. 434160
Field Goals Made
260th
+300th
+40 362 vs. 261101
Field Goals Attempted
225th
+300th
+75 904 vs. 469435
3-Pointers Made
44th
+300th
+256 175 vs. 0175
3-Pointers Attempted
54th
+300th
+246 441 vs. 1440
Free Throws Made
230th
300th
70 213 vs. 16548
Free Throws Attempted
265th
236th
29 249 vs. 26920

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
228th
141st
87 88 vs. 10719
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 6 vs. 93

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
221st
+300th
+79 16.04 vs. 8.337.71
Rebounds per game
58th
160th
102 9.88 vs. 7.852.03
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.27 vs. 0.981.29
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.60 vs. 0.460.14
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.640.26
Offensive Rebounds per game
139th
27th
112 2.31 vs. 3.060.75
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
174th
147 7.57 vs. 4.792.79
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
5.28 vs. 3.371.91
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
12.05 vs. 6.485.57
3-Pointers Made per game
105th
+300th
+195 1.75 vs. 0.011.74
3-Pointers Attempted per game
72nd
+300th
+228 4.75 vs. 0.054.70
Free Throws Made per game
161st
+300th
+139 3.73 vs. 1.582.15
Free Throws Attempted per game
182nd
+300th
+118 4.51 vs. 2.671.84

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
12.64 vs. 6.426.22
Rebounds per game
125th
203rd
78 8.34 vs. 7.181.16
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.64 vs. 0.760.88
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.63 vs. 0.290.34
Blocks per game
+300th
293rd
+7 0.47 vs. 0.710.24
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
38th
+262 1.59 vs. 3.121.53
Defensive Rebounds per game
52nd
265th
213 6.75 vs. 4.062.69
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
4.11 vs. 2.441.67
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
10.27 vs. 4.385.89
3-Pointers Made per game
61st
+300th
+239 1.99 vs. 0.001.99
3-Pointers Attempted per game
89th
+300th
+211 5.01 vs. 0.015.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.42 vs. 1.540.88
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.83 vs. 2.510.32

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.