Is AJ Griffin Better Than Kevin Love? NBA Stats Decide

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than AJ Griffin vs Kevin Love. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Kevin Love takes 5 categories while AJ Griffin claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the F position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Kevin Love's Rebounds Per Game of 9.8 compared to AJ Griffin's 1.9 represents a 415.8% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. AJ Griffin falls 63.5% below the career average of 5.2 in this category while Kevin Love exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Kevin Love's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Three Point %, where AJ Griffin posts 37.2% against Kevin Love's 36.9% — virtually identical figures. AJ Griffin can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Three Point % is the statistical ammunition for the AJ Griffin side.

The forward position in professional basketball demands versatility — the ability to score, rebound and defend at an elite level. The most decorated forwards in NBA history have excelled across multiple statistical categories.

The verdict favors Kevin Love — 5 categories to 3 — but AJ Griffin makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for AJ Griffin has real statistical ammunition particularly in Three Point % where the gap narrows to just 0.8%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.