Comparing Blake Griffin and Kevin Love Head to Head

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

Blake Griffin's Assists Per Game of 4.0 compared to Kevin Love's 2.3 represents a 73.9% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Both players exceed the PF career average of 2.1 in this category, but Blake Griffin leads by 73.9%. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Blake Griffin's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Three Point %, where Blake Griffin posts 32.8% against Kevin Love's 36.9% — a gap of just 12.5%. Kevin Love 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 Kevin Love 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 Blake Griffin — 5 categories to 3 — but Kevin Love makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Kevin Love has real statistical ammunition particularly in Three Point % where the gap narrows to just 12.5%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.