Kevin Love vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kevin Love 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Paul Pierce 4

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.6 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,110 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 728 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Kevin Love 143 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Kevin Love 85 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .401 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .399 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)