Kevin Love vs Pau Gasol

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Kevin Love and Pau Gasol compared on their NBA careers: Kevin Love played 18 seasons, 2008-09 to 2025-26, Pau Gasol 18 seasons, 2001-02 to 2018-19. Kevin Love averaged 15.8 points a game to Pau Gasol's 17. They have faced each other 23 times: Kevin Love's team won 5, Pau Gasol's 18. Kevin Love won 1 title, Pau Gasol won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kevin Love leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Pau Gasol in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kevin Love and Pau Gasol career per game
989GP1,226
28.4MIN33.4
15.8PTS17, better
9.8, betterREB9.2
2.3AST3.2, better
0.6, betterSTL0.5
0.4BLK1.6, better
43.7FG%50.7, better
36.9, better3P%36.8
82.8, betterFT%75.3
57.1, betterTS%56.5

Kevin Love vs Pau Gasol head to head

They have faced each other 23 times: Kevin Love's team won 5, Pau Gasol's 18.

Kevin Love and Pau Gasol, record against each other
GamesPlayedKevin Love wonPau Gasol won
Regular season23518, better
Kevin Love and Pau Gasol, averages in their games against each other
15.8PTS17.4, better
12.1, betterREB10.3
2.2AST3.5, better
33.5MIN33.9

Every game against each other

Kevin Love vs Pau Gasol, every game
Mar 27, 2017CLE at SAL 103-749 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 27 MIN14 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 21 MIN
Apr 9, 2016CLE at CHIL 105-10220 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN11 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN
Feb 18, 2016CHI at CLEW 106-9515 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 23, 2016CHI at CLEL 96-8314 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 33 MIN
Oct 27, 2015CLE at CHIL 97-9518 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN2 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 32 MIN
Apr 5, 2015CHI at CLEW 99-9411 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 19, 2015CHI at CLEW 108-9416 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN11 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN
Oct 31, 2014CLE at CHIW 114-10816 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN
Dec 20, 2013MIN at LALL 104-9125 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN21 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 33 MIN
Nov 10, 2013MIN at LALW 113-9025 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN11 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 29 MIN
Mar 16, 2012MIN at LALL 97-9227 PTS, 15 REB, 0 AST, 37 MIN17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN
Jan 29, 2012LAL at MINL 106-10133 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 18, 2011MIN at LALL 106-9815 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 1, 2011LAL at MINL 90-7913 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN12 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 19, 2010LAL at MINL 112-950 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN16 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN
Nov 9, 2010MIN at LALL 99-9423 PTS, 24 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 9, 2010LAL at MINL 97-8812 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN29 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN
Mar 19, 2010MIN at LALL 104-9619 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 11, 2009MIN at LALL 104-927 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN17 PTS, 20 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 6, 2009MIN at LALL 110-9018 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 34 MIN21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN
Feb 22, 2009LAL at MINL 111-10811 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 22 MIN25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Jan 30, 2009LAL at MINL 132-11914 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 23 MIN21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 14, 2008MIN at LALL 98-862 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 21 MIN18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Kevin Love and Pau Gasol career totals
15,669PTS20,894, better
9,712REB11,305, better
2,239AST3,926, better
591STL606, better
377BLK1,941, better
43.7FG%50.7, better
36.9, better3P%36.8
82.8, betterFT%75.3
57.1, betterTS%56.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kevin Love and Pau Gasol postseason
88GP136
26.7MIN35.5
12.6PTS15.4, better
8.3REB9.2, better
1.6AST3.2, better
0.6, betterSTL0.5
0.5BLK1.7, better
40FG%50.7, better
39.7, better3P%29.7
85.5, betterFT%74.1
54.9TS%55.9, better

Where each stands all time

Kevin Love and Pau Gasol all-time places
139th (15,669)Points44th (20,894), better
44th (9,712)Rebounds28th (11,305), better
36th (1,727), better3-pointers made—
—Assists129th (3,926), better
—Blocks21st (1,941), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Kevin Love and Pau Gasol titles and awards
1Championships2, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
1, betterAll-Rookie Second Team—
—All-NBA Third Team2, better
1, betterMost Improved Player—
2All-NBA Second Team2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Kevin Love and Pau Gasol season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2008-0911.19.1, better1.02001-0217.6, better8.92.7, better
2nd2009-1014.011.0, better2.32002-0319.0, better8.82.8, better
3rd2010-1120.2, better15.2, better2.52003-0417.77.72.5
4th2011-1226.0, better13.3, better2.02004-0517.87.32.4, better
5th2012-1318.314.0, better2.32005-0620.4, better8.94.6, better
6th2013-1426.1, better12.5, better4.4, better2006-0720.89.83.4
7th2014-1516.49.7, better2.22007-0818.9, better8.43.2, better
8th2015-1616.09.9, better2.42008-0918.9, better9.63.5, better
9th2016-1719.0, better11.11.92009-1018.311.3, better3.4, better
10th2017-1817.69.31.72010-1118.8, better10.2, better3.3, better
11th2018-1917.010.9, better2.22011-1217.4, better10.43.7, better
12th2019-2017.6, better9.8, better3.22012-1313.78.64.1, better
13th2020-2112.27.42.52013-1417.4, better9.7, better3.4, better
14th2021-2213.67.22.22014-1518.5, better11.8, better2.7, better
15th2022-238.26.41.92015-1616.5, better11.0, better4.1, better
16th2023-248.86.12.12016-1712.4, better7.8, better2.3, better
17th2024-255.34.11.02017-1810.1, better8.0, better3.1, better
18th2025-266.7, better5.8, better1.8, better2018-193.94.61.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST