Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Nick Van Exel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Van Exel and Karl-Anthony Towns that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl-Anthony Towns

vs.

Nick Van Exel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Nick Van Exel: 1993-94 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Nick Van Exel 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 Nick Van Exel 13

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Nick Van Exel 7

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Nick Van Exel 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 2 Nick Van Exel 0

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 Nick Van Exel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 Nick Van Exel 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 Nick Van Exel 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Nick Van Exel 6.6

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Nick Van Exel 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 Nick Van Exel 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 Nick Van Exel 12,658

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 Nick Van Exel 2,545

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 Nick Van Exel 5,777

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 Nick Van Exel 726

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 Nick Van Exel 92

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 Nick Van Exel 880

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 Nick Van Exel .405

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 Nick Van Exel .357

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Nick Van Exel .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Nick Van Exel 18.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) Nick Van Exel 3.9 (2000)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Nick Van Exel 9.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) Nick Van Exel 1.2 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Nick Van Exel 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8 Nick Van Exel 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1 Nick Van Exel 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 Nick Van Exel 4.5

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6 Nick Van Exel 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.1 Nick Van Exel 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 375 Nick Van Exel 1,032

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 221 Nick Van Exel 221

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 44 Nick Van Exel 342

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 11 Nick Van Exel 64

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 21 Nick Van Exel 6

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 20 Nick Van Exel 76

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .483 Nick Van Exel .394

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .378 Nick Van Exel .324

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .815 Nick Van Exel .753

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Nick Van Exel 20.0 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Nick Van Exel 4.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024) Nick Van Exel 7.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022) Nick Van Exel 2.1 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Nick Van Exel 0.3 (1995)