Kyrie Irving vs. Kevin Love: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love 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
Filter: Career Stats - Cavaliers

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Kyrie Irving, with a career spanning 14 seasons from 2012 to 2025, and Kevin Love, with 17 seasons played from 2009 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.

Kyrie Irving vs. Kevin Love
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Kyrie Irving Kevin Love
Points
76th
148th
56th
214th
Rebounds
+300th
50th
+300th
96th
Assists
100th
+300th
67th
+300th
Steals
175th
+300th
77th
288th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
162nd
235th
3-Pointers Made
25th
38th
24th
44th
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Kyrie Irving vs. Kevin Love
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Kyrie Irving Kevin Love
Points
30th
210th
44th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
56th
+300th
125th
Assists
89th
+300th
111st
+300th
Steals
146th
+300th
123rd
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
29th
99th
23rd
61st

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:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
76th
148th
72 18,433 vs. 15,4213,012
Rebounds
+300th
50th
+250 3,173 vs. 9,4976,324
Assists
100th
+300th
+200 4,365 vs. 2,1722,193
Steals
175th
+300th
+125 1,022 vs. 577445
Blocks
+300th
+300th
337 vs. 36831
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
74th
+226 638 vs. 2,2161,578
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
26th
+274 2,535 vs. 7,2814,746
Field Goals Made
88th
220th
132 6,787 vs. 5,0741,713
Field Goals Attempted
89th
185th
96 14,313 vs. 11,5842,729
3-Pointers Made
25th
38th
13 1,876 vs. 1,674202
3-Pointers Attempted
29th
37th
8 4,763 vs. 4,542221
Free Throws Made
179th
106th
73 2,983 vs. 3,599616
Free Throws Attempted
250th
124th
126 3,360 vs. 4,346986

Games and Years:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
209th
+91 779 vs. 952173
Seasons
190th
51st
139 14 vs. 173

Triple-Doubles:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
160th
160th
0 3 vs. 30

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
30th
93rd
63 37 vs. 1126
50+ point games
19th
76th
57 6 vs. 15
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
56th
214th
158 2,211 vs. 1,1121,099
Rebounds
+300th
96th
+204 353 vs. 734381
Assists
67th
+300th
+233 471 vs. 144327
Steals
77th
288th
211 128 vs. 5573
Blocks
162nd
235th
73 53 vs. 4112
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
168th
+132 83 vs. 14057
Defensive Rebounds
228th
66th
162 270 vs. 594324
Field Goals Made
56th
260th
204 815 vs. 362453
Field Goals Attempted
60th
225th
165 1,781 vs. 904877
3-Pointers Made
24th
44th
20 225 vs. 17550
3-Pointers Attempted
30th
54th
24 574 vs. 441133
Free Throws Made
109th
230th
121 356 vs. 213143
Free Throws Attempted
145th
265th
120 403 vs. 249154

Games and Years:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
183rd
228th
45 96 vs. 888
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 61

Triple-Doubles:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
37th
-
4 vs. 04
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
30th
210th
180 23.66 vs. 16.207.46
Rebounds per game
+300th
56th
+244 4.07 vs. 9.985.90
Assists per game
89th
+300th
+211 5.60 vs. 2.283.32
Steals per game
146th
+300th
+154 1.31 vs. 0.610.71
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.43 vs. 0.390.05
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
130th
+170 0.82 vs. 2.331.51
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
25th
+275 3.25 vs. 7.654.39
Field Goals Made per game
26th
+300th
+274 8.71 vs. 5.333.38
Field Goals Attempted per game
27th
+300th
+273 18.37 vs. 12.176.21
3-Pointers Made per game
29th
99th
70 2.41 vs. 1.760.65
3-Pointers Attempted per game
23rd
65th
42 6.11 vs. 4.771.34
Free Throws Made per game
147th
155th
8 3.83 vs. 3.780.05
Free Throws Attempted per game
205th
174th
31 4.31 vs. 4.570.25

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
44th
+300th
+256 23.03 vs. 12.6410.39
Rebounds per game
+300th
125th
+175 3.68 vs. 8.344.66
Assists per game
111st
+300th
+189 4.91 vs. 1.643.27
Steals per game
123rd
+300th
+177 1.33 vs. 0.630.71
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.55 vs. 0.470.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.86 vs. 1.590.73
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
52nd
+248 2.81 vs. 6.753.94
Field Goals Made per game
47th
+300th
+253 8.49 vs. 4.114.38
Field Goals Attempted per game
52nd
+300th
+248 18.55 vs. 10.278.28
3-Pointers Made per game
23rd
61st
38 2.34 vs. 1.990.36
3-Pointers Attempted per game
42nd
89th
47 5.98 vs. 5.010.97
Free Throws Made per game
204th
+300th
+96 3.71 vs. 2.421.29
Free Throws Attempted per game
284th
+300th
+16 4.20 vs. 2.831.37

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.