Kevin Love vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny 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.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

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

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.1 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.6 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,110 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 728 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Kevin Love 143 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Kevin Love 85 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .401 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .399 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)