Kevin Love vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Garfield Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.