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Jabari Smith Jr. or Kevin Love

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Jabari Smith Jr.

Jabari Smith Jr.

PF • Houston Rockets HOU
Kevin Love

Kevin Love

PF • Cleveland Cavaliers CLE
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jabari Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.001.678.0027.000.672.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.751.507.2525.750.501.754
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kevin Love
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.750.753.0014.750.000.004
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jabari Smith Jr.
OWN
72%
-3.53 compared to last week
START
58%
+5.26 compared to last week
OWN/START Kevin Love
OWN
30%
-6.69 compared to last week
START
14%
+5.96 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jabari Smith Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kevin Love
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jabari Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 1077 total points (23.93 avg).
  • He is currently 1085 points behind the leader: Julius Randle
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 38.28% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 16.98% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.36 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 6.00 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 45 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +11.98, APG: +1.07, RPG: +7, MPG: +29.2 STLS: +0.58 BLKS: +1.02
Breakdown Kevin Love

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 34th with 744 total points (18.60 avg).
  • He is currently 1418 points behind the leader: Julius Randle
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.6.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 30.26% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 22.92% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.00 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty bad for a center / power forward with 4.88 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -3.14, APG: +0.03, RPG: +0.94, MPG: +2.19 STLS: --0.12 BLKS: --0.05
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jabari Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Kevin Love

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jabari Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19@ATLL 117-107
Oct 21VS MEML 129-122
Oct 22@MILL 125-105
Oct 24VS UTAW 114-108
Oct 26@UTAL 109-101
Oct 28@PORL 125-111
Oct 30@PHOL 124-109
Oct 31@LACL 95-93
Nov 02VS LACL 109-101
Nov 05@MINL 129-117
Nov 07@ORLW 134-127
Nov 09@TORL 116-109
Nov 12@NOL 119-106
Nov 14VS LACL 122-106
Nov 16@DALW 101-92
Nov 18VS INDL 99-91
Nov 20VS GSL 127-120
Nov 25VS ATLW 128-122
Nov 26VS OKCW 118-105
Nov 28@DENL 129-113
Nov 30@DENL 120-100
Dec 02@PHOW 122-121
Dec 03@GSL 120-101
Dec 05VS PHIW 132-123
Dec 08@SAL 118-109
Dec 11VS MILW 97-92
Dec 13VS PHOW 111-97
Dec 15VS MIAL 111-108
Dec 17VS PORL 107-95
Dec 19VS SAL 124-105
Dec 21VS ORLL 116-110
Dec 23VS DALL 112-106
Dec 26@CHIW 133-118
Dec 27@BOSL 126-102
Dec 29@DALL 129-114
Dec 31VS NYL 108-88
Jan 02VS DALL 111-106
Jan 04@NOL 119-108
Jan 05VS UTAL 131-114
Jan 08VS MINL 104-96
Jan 11@SACL 135-115
Jan 13@SACL 139-114
Jan 15@LACL 121-100
Jan 16@LALL 140-132
Jan 18VS CHAL 122-117
Jan 21@MINL 113-104
Jan 23VS MINW 119-114
Jan 25VS WASL 108-103
Jan 26VS CLEL 113-95
Jan 28@DETW 117-114
Feb 01VS OKC
Feb 03VS TOR
Feb 04@OKC
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.981.077.0029.200.581.0245
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Kevin Love
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19@TORL 108-105
Oct 22@CHIW 128-96
Oct 23VS WASW 117-107
Oct 26VS ORLW 103-92
Oct 28@BOSW 132-123
Oct 30VS NYW 121-108
Nov 02VS BOSW 114-113
Nov 04@DETW 112-88
Nov 06@LALW 114-100
Nov 07@LACL 119-117
Nov 09@SACL 127-120
Nov 11@GSL 106-101
Nov 13VS MINL 129-124
Nov 16@MILL 113-98
Nov 18VS CHAW 132-122
Nov 20VS MIAW 113-87
Nov 21VS ATLW 114-102
Nov 23VS PORW 114-96
Nov 25@MILL 117-102
Nov 27@DETW 102-94
Nov 28@TORL 100-88
Nov 30VS PHIW 113-85
Dec 02VS ORLW 107-96
Dec 04@NYL 92-81
Dec 06VS LALW 116-102
Dec 09VS SACL 106-95
Dec 10VS OKCW 110-102
Dec 12@SAL 112-111
Dec 14@DALW 105-90
Dec 16VS INDW 118-112
Dec 17VS DALW 100-99
Dec 19VS UTAW 122-99
Dec 21VS MILW 114-106
Dec 23VS TORL 118-107
Dec 26VS BKNL 125-117
Dec 29@INDL 135-126
Dec 31@CHIW 103-102
Jan 02VS CHIW 145-134
Jan 04VS PHOW 90-88
Jan 06@DENL 121-108
Jan 08@PHOW 112-98
Jan 10@UTAL 116-114
Jan 12@PORW 119-113
Jan 14@MINL 110-102
Jan 16VS NOW 113-103
Jan 18@MEML 115-114
Jan 20VS GSL 120-114
Jan 21VS MILW 114-102
Jan 24@NYL 105-103
Jan 26@HOUW 113-95
Jan 27@OKCL 112-100
Jan 29VS LACW 122-99
Jan 31VS MIAL 100-97
Feb 02VS MEM
Feb 05@IND
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.251.806.8319.600.150.1540
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jabari Smith Jr.
9.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kevin Love
9.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jabari Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 HOU 45 29.2 .386 .299 .774 12.0 1.1 7.0 1.0 0.6 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 45 29.2 .386 .299 .774 12.0 1.1 7.0 1.0 0.6 1.3
Career Kevin Love
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
08-09 MIN 82 25.2 .457 .105 .789 11.0 1.0 9.0 0.6 0.4 1.4
09-10 MIN 60 28.5 .449 .333 .813 13.9 2.3 10.9 0.4 0.7 2.0
10-11 MIN 73 35.6 .470 .417 .850 20.2 2.5 15.2 0.4 0.6 2.1
11-12 MIN 55 38.8 .448 .372 .824 26.0 2.0 13.4 0.5 0.9 2.3
12-13 MIN 18 34.1 .352 .217 .704 18.3 2.3 14.0 0.5 0.7 2.2
13-14 MIN 77 36.1 .457 .376 .822 26.1 4.5 12.5 0.5 0.8 2.5
14-15 CLE 74 33.6 .434 .368 .802 16.4 2.2 9.7 0.5 0.7 1.6
15-16 CLE 76 31.3 .417 .355 .826 16.0 2.4 9.9 0.5 0.8 1.8
16-17 CLE 59 31.4 .428 .375 .871 19.1 1.9 11.1 0.4 0.9 2.0
17-18 CLE 59 28.0 .458 .415 .880 17.6 1.7 9.2 0.4 0.7 1.5
18-19 CLE 22 27.0 .385 .361 .904 17.0 2.2 10.9 0.3 0.3 1.9
19-20 CLE 56 31.6 .449 .373 .854 17.6 3.2 9.8 0.3 0.6 2.5
20-21 CLE 21 23.5 .404 .349 .805 11.5 2.4 6.8 0.1 0.6 1.5
21-22 CLE 81 21.3 .432 .397 .835 13.0 2.1 7.0 0.2 0.3 1.3
22-23 CLE 40 19.6 .386 .348 .895 8.3 1.8 6.8 0.2 0.2 1.1
3-YEAR AVG 54 25.4 .436 .383 .842 14.5 2.5 8.0 0.2 0.5 1.7
Totals 857 30.1 .439 .372 .830 17.1 2.3 10.4 0.4 0.6 1.9
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