Kevin Love
- Seasons
- 2008-09 to 2025-26
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 251 lb
- Born
- Sep 7, 1988
- College
- UCLA
- Draft
- 2008, round 1, pick 5
1Championships
2All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.6
- True shooting
- .571
- Effective FG
- .511
- Usage rate
- 24.1
- Win shares
- 96.1
- WS per 48
- .164
- Box plus/minus
- 3.2
- VORP
- 36.5
- Best season, WS
- 14.3
- Best season, BPM
- 8.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.07
- Finals appearances
- 5
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 1 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | MIN | 20 | 81 | 2,048 | 18.3 | .538 | .461 | 21.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 5.3 | .124 | 0.4 | -1.6 | -1.1 | 0.4 | 112 | 109 |
| 2009-10 | MIN | 21 | 60 | 1,714 | 20.7 | .549 | .478 | 22.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | .138 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 113 | 109 |
| 2010-11 | MIN | 22 | 73 | 2,611 | 24.3 | .593 | .513 | 22.9 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 11.4 | .210 | 5.7 | -1.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 123 | 108 |
| 2011-12 | MIN | 23 | 55 | 2,145 | 25.4 | .568 | .497 | 28.8 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 10.0 | .223 | 6.1 | -0.9 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 117 | 104 |
| 2012-13 | MIN | 24 | 18 | 618 | 17.9 | .458 | .386 | 28.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .084 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 99 | 102 |
| 2013-14 | MIN | 25 | 77 | 2,797 | 26.9 | .591 | .524 | 28.8 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 14.3 | .245 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 120 | 104 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 26 | 75 | 2,532 | 18.8 | .562 | .509 | 21.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | .165 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 115 | 105 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 27 | 77 | 2,424 | 19.0 | .553 | .499 | 23.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 8.5 | .169 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 112 | 102 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 28 | 60 | 1,885 | 21.1 | .573 | .510 | 26.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 6.4 | .163 | 3.3 | -1.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 114 | 107 |
| 2017-18 | CLE | 29 | 59 | 1,651 | 22.4 | .614 | .552 | 25.1 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 6.4 | .185 | 4.5 | -1.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 120 | 109 |
| 2018-19 | CLE | 30 | 22 | 598 | 19.5 | .561 | .479 | 27.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .106 | 3.3 | -1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 112 | 114 |
| 2019-20 | CLE | 31 | 56 | 1,780 | 17.9 | .599 | .550 | 23.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | .101 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 112 | 113 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 32 | 25 | 622 | 15.1 | .556 | .522 | 21.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .073 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 108 | 113 |
| 2021-22 | CLE | 33 | 74 | 1,665 | 19.6 | .594 | .553 | 25.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 5.7 | .164 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 117 | 108 |
| 2022-23 | 2+ teams | 34 | 62 | 1,240 | 13.1 | .548 | .506 | 19.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .099 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 110 | 110 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 35 | 55 | 924 | 18.5 | .597 | .557 | 21.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | .170 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 121 | 109 |
| 2024-25 | MIA | 36 | 23 | 251 | 16.2 | .488 | .461 | 24.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .083 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 103 | 106 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 37 | 37 | 613 | 14.7 | .568 | .530 | 16.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .088 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 120 | 120 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.