Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thaddeus 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.

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Thaddeus Young 10

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

Honors and Awards

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6 Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.1 Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 375 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 221 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 44 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 11 Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 21 Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 20 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .483 Thaddeus Young .468

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .378 Thaddeus Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .815 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022) Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Thaddeus Young 0.9 (2018)