Kevin Love vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire and Kevin Love that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kevin Love

vs.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 5 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Dick McGuire 1

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Dick McGuire 0 *

Assists Leader Kevin Love 0 Dick McGuire 1

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Dick McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.3 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.7 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.7 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,103 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 720 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists Kevin Love 140 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 83 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .398 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.