Gary Payton vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Karl-Anthony Towns 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Rookie of The Year Gary Payton 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Karl-Anthony Towns 298

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Karl-Anthony Towns 183

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Karl-Anthony Towns 34

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Karl-Anthony Towns 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Karl-Anthony Towns .471

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Karl-Anthony Towns .333

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Karl-Anthony Towns .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)