Kevin Love vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson 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.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 John Paxson 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 John Paxson 906

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 John Paxson 44

Total Games Kevin Love 929 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 John Paxson 109

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 John Paxson 306

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 John Paxson 3

Total Games Kevin Love 88 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)