Manu Ginobili vs. Kevin Love: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Manu Ginobili 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Manu Ginobili, with a career spanning 16 seasons from 2003 to 2018, 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 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, 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.

Manu Ginobili vs. Kevin Love
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Manu Ginobili Kevin Love
Points
195th
148th
27th
214th
Rebounds
+300th
50th
71st
96th
Assists
127th
+300th
27th
+300th
Steals
66th
+300th
10th
288th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
145th
235th
3-Pointers Made
57th
38th
7th
44th
Years1617156

Manu Ginobili vs. Kevin Love
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Manu Ginobili Kevin Love
Points
+300th
210th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
56th
+300th
125th
Assists
264th
+300th
209th
+300th
Steals
141st
+300th
118th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
217th
99th
162nd
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:

Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
195th
148th
47 14,043 vs. 15,4211,378
Rebounds
+300th
50th
+250 3,697 vs. 9,4975,800
Assists
127th
+300th
+173 4,001 vs. 2,1721,829
Steals
66th
+300th
+234 1,392 vs. 577815
Blocks
+300th
+300th
319 vs. 36849
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
74th
+226 685 vs. 2,2161,531
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
26th
+274 3,012 vs. 7,2814,269
Field Goals Made
289th
220th
69 4,584 vs. 5,074490
Field Goals Attempted
268th
185th
83 10,262 vs. 11,5841,322
3-Pointers Made
57th
38th
19 1,495 vs. 1,674179
3-Pointers Attempted
54th
37th
17 4,055 vs. 4,542487
Free Throws Made
134th
106th
28 3,380 vs. 3,599219
Free Throws Attempted
151st
124th
27 4,089 vs. 4,346257

Games and Years:

Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
116th
209th
93 1,057 vs. 952105
Seasons
87th
51st
36 16 vs. 171

Rankings by Points Scored:

Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
138th
93rd
45 6 vs. 115
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
27th
214th
187 3,054 vs. 1,1121,942
Rebounds
71st
96th
25 874 vs. 734140
Assists
27th
+300th
+273 827 vs. 144683
Steals
10th
288th
278 292 vs. 55237
Blocks
145th
235th
90 61 vs. 4120
Offensive Rebounds
134th
168th
34 155 vs. 14015
Defensive Rebounds
43rd
66th
23 719 vs. 594125
Field Goals Made
41st
260th
219 956 vs. 362594
Field Goals Attempted
36th
225th
189 2,209 vs. 9041,305
3-Pointers Made
7th
44th
37 324 vs. 175149
3-Pointers Attempted
7th
54th
47 905 vs. 441464
Free Throws Made
18th
230th
212 818 vs. 213605
Free Throws Attempted
23rd
265th
242 1,001 vs. 249752

Games and Years:

Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
8th
228th
220 218 vs. 88130
Playoffs
17th
+300th
15 vs. 69

Rankings by Points Scored:

Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
210th
+90 13.29 vs. 16.202.91
Rebounds per game
+300th
56th
+244 3.50 vs. 9.986.48
Assists per game
264th
+300th
+36 3.79 vs. 2.281.50
Steals per game
141st
+300th
+159 1.32 vs. 0.610.71
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.30 vs. 0.390.08
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
130th
+170 0.65 vs. 2.331.68
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
25th
+275 2.85 vs. 7.654.80
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
4.34 vs. 5.330.99
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
9.71 vs. 12.172.46
3-Pointers Made per game
217th
99th
118 1.41 vs. 1.760.34
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
65th
87 3.84 vs. 4.770.93
Free Throws Made per game
237th
155th
82 3.20 vs. 3.780.58
Free Throws Attempted per game
285th
174th
111 3.87 vs. 4.570.70

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Manu Ginobili Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
14.01 vs. 12.641.37
Rebounds per game
+300th
125th
+175 4.01 vs. 8.344.33
Assists per game
209th
+300th
+91 3.79 vs. 1.642.16
Steals per game
118th
+300th
+182 1.34 vs. 0.630.71
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.28 vs. 0.470.19
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 1.590.88
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
52nd
+248 3.30 vs. 6.753.45
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
4.39 vs. 4.110.27
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
10.13 vs. 10.270.14
3-Pointers Made per game
162nd
61st
101 1.49 vs. 1.990.50
3-Pointers Attempted per game
155th
89th
66 4.15 vs. 5.010.86
Free Throws Made per game
197th
+300th
+103 3.75 vs. 2.421.33
Free Throws Attempted per game
232nd
+300th
+68 4.59 vs. 2.831.76

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.