Kevin Love vs. Steve Smith Comparison

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

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

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

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)