Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Dwight Waller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Waller 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2024-25
Dwight Waller: 1968-69 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Dwight Waller 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 10 Dwight Waller 1

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 5 Dwight Waller 0

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 5 Dwight Waller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 3 Dwight Waller 0

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 Dwight Waller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1 Dwight Waller 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1 Dwight Waller 0.9

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Dwight Waller 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.2 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880 Dwight Waller 7

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 7,136 Dwight Waller 10

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 2,037 Dwight Waller 1

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 523 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 771 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 645 Dwight Waller 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 Dwight Waller .222

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .400 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .837 Dwight Waller .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Dwight Waller 0.6 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.8 (2025) Dwight Waller 0.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Dwight Waller 0.1 (1969)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2025) Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Dwight Waller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8 Dwight Waller -

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7 Dwight Waller -

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 Dwight Waller -

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 989 Dwight Waller -

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 536 Dwight Waller -

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 100 Dwight Waller -

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 34 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 36 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 50 Dwight Waller 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .476 Dwight Waller -

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .350 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .831 Dwight Waller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Dwight Waller -

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Dwight Waller -

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024) Dwight Waller -

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 (2024) Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Dwight Waller - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.