Kevin Love vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin Love 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Love 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Love 0 Gary Payton 1

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Gary Payton 0

Steals Leader Kevin Love 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.7 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,103 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 720 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Kevin Love 140 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Kevin Love 83 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .398 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)