Love or Mayo? LOVE!! Rookie of the Year

Here is a closer look at some impressive stats that Kevin Love has put up this season, as of March 22nd.
Player Efficiency Rating - Rookies (min. 20.0 mpg)
RNK
Player
GP
Min
PER

1
Kevin Love, MIN
70
25.1
18.29

2
Brook Lopez, NJN
70
30.5
17.72

3
Greg Oden, POR
49
22.2
17.51

4
Marc Gasol, MEM
69
30.7
16.55

5
Michael Beasley, MIA
68
24.2
16.20

6
Russell Westbrook, OKC
70
32.7
15.45

7
Derrick Rose, CHI
70
36.8
15.43

8
Eric Gordon, LAC
66
33.6
15.18

9
D.J. Augustin, CHA
60
26.2
14.59

10
Rudy Fernandez, POR
67
25.7
14.45

11
O.J. Mayo, MEM
69
37.9
14.15



In just 24.9 minutes per night, Kevin Love ranks second in the NBA in total offensive rebounds:

1 Dwight Howard, ORL 289

2 Kevin Love, MIN 240
3 Emeka Okafor, CHA 234

4 Pau Gasol, LAL 223

4 Paul Millsap, UTA 220



Kevin Love leads the NBA in offensive rebound %:

1 Kevin Love, MIN 15.4
2 Dwight Howard, ORL 14.1

3 Paul Millsap, UTA 13.6

4 Andris Biedrins, GSW 13.6

5 Emeka Okafor, CHA 12.6

** Love is on pace to become the first NBA rookie to lead this category since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984-85.



Kevin Love ranks third in the NBA in rebounds per 48 minutes:

1 Dwight Howard, ORL 18.6

2 Joel Przybilla, POR 17.4

3 Kevin Love, MIN 17.2
4 Samuel Dalembert, PHI 17.1

5 Troy Murphy, IND 16.6



Kevin Love has grabbed 10+ rebounds 31 times this season, most among NBA rookies:

1 Kevin Love, MIN 31
2 Marc Gasol 18

2 Greg Oden 18

4 Brook Lopez 17

4 Jason Thompson 17



Kevin Love has grabbed at least one offensive rebound in all but two games, best in the NBA:
1 Kevin Love, MIN 68

2 Yao Ming, HOU 66

3 Jason Thompson, SAC 66

4 Dwight Howard, ORL 65

4 Brook Lopez, NJN 65

4 Emeka Okafor, CHA 65



Kevin Love has gotten better as the season has gone on:

Oct/Nov 8.6 ppg 6.3 rpg

Dec 6.6 ppg 9.1 rpg

Jan 12.6 ppg 10.0 rpg

Feb 12.2 ppg 10.1 rpg

Mar 15.2 ppg 9.9 rpg



Kevin Love is the only rookie among the nine players averaging a double-double since Jan. 1 (min. 20 games):

Marcus Camby 10.4 ppg 10.7 rpg

Tim Duncan 19.0 ppg 10.9 rpg

Dwight Howard 21.9 ppg 14.0 rpg

David Lee 17.3 ppg 12.7 rpg

Kevin Love 13.2 ppg 10.0 rpg

Steve Nash 15.7 ppg 10.6 apg

Troy Murphy 15.9 ppg 12.0 rpg

Chris Paul 24.0 ppg 10.4 apg

Deron Williams 20.9 ppg 11.0 apg



Kevin Love is on pace to finish with the fourth-best rebound percentage by a rookie in NBA history (min. 20 minutes per game):

1 Clifford Ray, CHI 22.1 (1971-72)

2 Larry Smith, GSW 21.4 (1980-81)

3 Charles Oakley, CHI 21.2 (1985-86)

4 Kevin Love, MIN 21.0 (2008-09)

5 Shaquille O'Neal, ORL 20.6 (1992-93)



Kevin Love is on pace to finish with the fifth-best offensive rebound percentage by a rookie in NBA history (min. 20 minutes per game):

1 Larry Smith, GSW 18.3 (1980-81)

2 Popeye Jones, DAL 17.6 (1993-94)

3 Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU 16.9 (1984-85)

4 Charles Oakley, CHI 15.7 (1985-86)

5 Kevin Love, MIN 15.4 (2008-09)