Kevin Love vs. Joe Pace Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Pace and Kevin Love, 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.
Kevin Love played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Joe Pace, who played 2. Kevin Love had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Joe Pace had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 |
Kevin Love |
16 |
6 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Joe Pace |
2 |
1 |
1976-77 to 1977-78 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Kevin Love |
Joe Pace |
Season |
2008-09 | 1976-77 |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Washington Bullets |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
30 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
- |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.436 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.552 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
49 |
8.9 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.613 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
9 |
5.8 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.700 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.733 |
|
Season 4 |
|
Kevin Love |
Joe Pace |
Season |
2011-12 | - |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Second Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 6 |
|
Kevin Love |
Joe Pace |
Season |
2013-14 | - |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Second Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
- |
Joe Pace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |