Karl-Anthony Towns vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 4 James Young 2

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 4 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 2 James Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 James Young 96

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 James Young 28

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 James Young 24

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 James Young 5

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.1 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 375 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 221 James Young 7

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 44 James Young 3

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 11 James Young 0

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 21 James Young 0

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 20 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .483 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .378 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .815 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) James Young 0.0 (2017)