Don Collins vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love and Don Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Don Collins played 6 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kevin Love, who played 16. Don Collins had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Kevin Love had his rookie season in 2008-09. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Don Collins |
6 |
2 |
1980-81 to 1986-87 |
Kevin Love |
16 |
6 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Don Collins |
Kevin Love |
Season |
1980-81 | 2008-09 |
Team |
Atlanta Hawks, Washington Bullets | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
81 |
22.8 |
11.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
10.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.776 |
Kevin Love |
81 |
25.3 |
11.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
9.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
8.5 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.105 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
79 |
20.4 |
10.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.716 |
Kevin Love |
60 |
28.6 |
14.0 |
3.8 |
7.2 |
11.0 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
10.8 |
.450 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.330 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
7 |
21.3 |
6.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.432 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.714 |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 4 |
|
Don Collins |
Kevin Love |
Season |
1983-84 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
61 |
15.7 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.483 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.730 |
Kevin Love |
55 |
39.0 |
26.0 |
4.1 |
9.2 |
13.3 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
8.6 |
19.3 |
.448 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.372 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
11 |
8.3 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.353 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.889 |
Kevin Love |
18 |
34.3 |
18.3 |
3.6 |
10.4 |
14.0 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
5.8 |
16.6 |
.352 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
.217 |
5.6 |
7.9 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
1 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Don Collins didn't play in 1985-86.
|
Season 6 |
|
Don Collins |
Kevin Love |
Season |
1986-87 | 2013-14 |
Team |
Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
6 |
9.5 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.357 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.714 |
Kevin Love |
77 |
36.3 |
26.1 |
2.9 |
9.6 |
12.5 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
8.4 |
18.5 |
.457 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
.376 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
75 |
33.8 |
16.4 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
9.7 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
12.7 |
.434 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.367 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
4 |
26.8 |
14.3 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
10.3 |
.415 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.429 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
.737 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
77 |
31.5 |
16.0 |
1.9 |
8.0 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
12.7 |
.419 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
.360 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
.822 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
20 |
30.7 |
14.7 |
1.7 |
7.1 |
8.8 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
12.0 |
.385 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
.414 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
.840 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
60 |
31.4 |
19.0 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
6.2 |
14.5 |
.427 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
.373 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
18 |
32.1 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
8.6 |
10.6 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
5.3 |
12.1 |
.436 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.450 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.840 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
59 |
28.0 |
17.6 |
1.7 |
7.5 |
9.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
12.4 |
.458 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
.415 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
.880 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
21 |
31.4 |
14.9 |
2.3 |
7.9 |
10.2 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
13.2 |
.392 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
.340 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
.922 |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
22 |
27.2 |
17.0 |
1.5 |
9.4 |
10.9 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
12.9 |
.385 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
.361 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
.904 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
56 |
31.8 |
17.6 |
1.0 |
8.8 |
9.8 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
13.0 |
.450 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.374 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
25 |
24.9 |
12.2 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
10.1 |
.409 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
.365 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
74 |
22.5 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
10.3 |
.430 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.392 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.838 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
62 |
20.0 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.389 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.334 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.879 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
20 |
18.0 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.378 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.375 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
55 |
16.8 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
.440 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.344 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Love |
5 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |