Kevin Love vs. Phil Smith Comparison

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

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Phil Smith 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 0 Phil Smith 1

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Phil Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Phil Smith 165

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.9 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.5 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,110 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 730 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Kevin Love 143 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Phil Smith 18

Total Games Kevin Love 86 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .401 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .399 Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.