Kevin Love vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 John Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 John Thompson 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) John Thompson - 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.