Karl-Anthony Towns vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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 2025-26
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 11 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 5 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 5 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Karl-Anthony Towns 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 3 James Worthy 2

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 James Worthy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.2 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 15,321 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 7,370 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 2,102 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 538 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 787 James Worthy 624

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 665 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .522 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.8 (2025) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2025) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 989 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 536 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 100 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 34 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 36 James Worthy 96

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 50 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .476 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .350 James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .831 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 (2024) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)