Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 11 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 5 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 5 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 3 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Slick Watts 1

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 Slick Watts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.2 Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 15,163 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 7,301 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 2,079 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 535 Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 783 Slick Watts 111

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 658 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .522 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.8 (2025) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2025) Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 989 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 536 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 100 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 34 Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 36 Slick Watts 7

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 50 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .476 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .350 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .831 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 (2024) Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.