LeBron James vs. Kevin Love: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LeBron James 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
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where LeBron James, with a career spanning 23 seasons from 2004 to 2026, and Kevin Love, with 18 seasons played from 2009 to 2026, 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.

LeBron James vs. Kevin Love
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LeBron James Kevin Love LeBron James Kevin Love
Points
1st
149th
1st
214th
Rebounds
25th
49th
4th
96th
Assists
4th
+300th
2nd
+300th
Steals
6th
+300th
1st
288th
Blocks
71st
+300th
9th
235th
3-Pointers Made
6th
38th
3rd
44th
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LeBron James vs. Kevin Love
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LeBron James Kevin Love LeBron James Kevin Love
Points
8th
221st
6th
+300th
Rebounds
190th
58th
103rd
125th
Assists
25th
+300th
25th
+300th
Steals
82nd
+300th
37th
+300th
Blocks
271st
+300th
164th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
133rd
105th
120th
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:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
149th
148 42,370 vs. 15,52326,847
Rebounds
25th
49th
24 11,789 vs. 9,5672,222
Assists
4th
+300th
+296 11,659 vs. 2,1999,460
Steals
6th
+300th
+294 2,353 vs. 5821,771
Blocks
71st
+300th
+229 1,157 vs. 373784
Offensive Rebounds
146th
71st
75 1,807 vs. 2,237430
Defensive Rebounds
7th
27th
20 9,982 vs. 7,3302,652
Field Goals Made
2nd
218th
216 15,556 vs. 5,10710,449
Field Goals Attempted
1st
180th
179 30,728 vs. 11,66219,066
3-Pointers Made
6th
38th
32 2,571 vs. 1,694877
3-Pointers Attempted
5th
37th
32 7,368 vs. 4,6002,768
Free Throws Made
2nd
107th
105 8,687 vs. 3,6155,072
Free Throws Attempted
3rd
124th
121 11,790 vs. 4,3677,423

Games and Years:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
2nd
190th
188 1,572 vs. 968604
Seasons
1st
29th
28 23 vs. 185

Triple-Doubles:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
5th
165th
160 122 vs. 3119

Rankings by Points Scored:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
6th
95th
89 79 vs. 1168
50+ point games
8th
76th
68 14 vs. 113
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
214th
213 8,289 vs. 1,1127,177
Rebounds
4th
96th
92 2,628 vs. 7341,894
Assists
2nd
+300th
+298 2,095 vs. 1441,951
Steals
1st
288th
287 493 vs. 55438
Blocks
9th
235th
226 284 vs. 41243
Offensive Rebounds
15th
168th
153 442 vs. 140302
Defensive Rebounds
1st
66th
65 2,186 vs. 5941,592
Field Goals Made
1st
260th
259 2,971 vs. 3622,609
Field Goals Attempted
1st
225th
224 5,984 vs. 9045,080
3-Pointers Made
3rd
44th
41 480 vs. 175305
3-Pointers Attempted
2nd
54th
52 1,443 vs. 4411,002
Free Throws Made
1st
230th
229 1,867 vs. 2131,654
Free Throws Attempted
1st
265th
264 2,519 vs. 2492,270

Games and Years:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
1st
228th
227 292 vs. 88204
Playoffs
3rd
+300th
18 vs. 612

Triple-Doubles:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
2nd
+300th
28 vs. 028

Rankings by Points Scored:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
2nd
-
29 vs. 029
50+ point games
9th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
8th
221st
213 26.95 vs. 16.0410.92
Rebounds per game
190th
58th
132 7.50 vs. 9.882.38
Assists per game
25th
+300th
+275 7.42 vs. 2.275.14
Steals per game
82nd
+300th
+218 1.50 vs. 0.600.90
Blocks per game
271st
+300th
+29 0.74 vs. 0.390.35
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
139th
+161 1.15 vs. 2.311.16
Defensive Rebounds per game
64th
27th
37 6.35 vs. 7.571.22
Field Goals Made per game
6th
+300th
+294 9.90 vs. 5.284.62
Field Goals Attempted per game
14th
+300th
+286 19.55 vs. 12.057.50
3-Pointers Made per game
133rd
105th
28 1.64 vs. 1.750.11
3-Pointers Attempted per game
77th
72nd
5 4.69 vs. 4.750.07
Free Throws Made per game
34th
161st
127 5.53 vs. 3.731.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
182nd
155 7.50 vs. 4.512.99

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
6th
+300th
+294 28.39 vs. 12.6415.75
Rebounds per game
103rd
125th
22 9.00 vs. 8.340.66
Assists per game
25th
+300th
+275 7.17 vs. 1.645.54
Steals per game
37th
+300th
+263 1.69 vs. 0.631.06
Blocks per game
164th
+300th
+136 0.97 vs. 0.470.51
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.51 vs. 1.590.08
Defensive Rebounds per game
30th
52nd
22 7.49 vs. 6.750.74
Field Goals Made per game
10th
+300th
+290 10.17 vs. 4.116.06
Field Goals Attempted per game
19th
+300th
+281 20.49 vs. 10.2710.22
3-Pointers Made per game
120th
61st
59 1.64 vs. 1.990.34
3-Pointers Attempted per game
95th
89th
6 4.94 vs. 5.010.07
Free Throws Made per game
22nd
+300th
+278 6.39 vs. 2.423.97
Free Throws Attempted per game
17th
+300th
+283 8.63 vs. 2.835.80

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.