Kevin Love vs. Melvin Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Sanders 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.

Melvin Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Melvin Sanders: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Melvin Sanders 1

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Melvin Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Melvin Sanders 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Melvin Sanders 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Melvin Sanders 1.4

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Melvin Sanders 0.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Melvin Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Melvin Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Melvin Sanders 41

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Melvin Sanders 23

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Melvin Sanders 3

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Melvin Sanders 5

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Melvin Sanders 0

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Melvin Sanders 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Melvin Sanders .485

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Melvin Sanders .667

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Melvin Sanders .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Melvin Sanders 2.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Melvin Sanders 1.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Melvin Sanders 0.2 (2006)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Melvin Sanders 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Melvin Sanders 0.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Melvin Sanders -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Melvin Sanders -

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Melvin Sanders -

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Melvin Sanders -

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Melvin Sanders -

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Melvin Sanders -

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Melvin Sanders 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Melvin Sanders -

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Melvin Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Melvin Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Melvin Sanders -