Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Trae Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Trae 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2025-26
Trae Young: 2018-19 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Trae Young 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 11 Trae Young 8

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 5 Trae Young 3

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 5 Trae Young 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 3 Trae Young 1

Assists Leader Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Trae Young 1

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

NBA Cup 1st Team Karl-Anthony Towns 0 * Trae Young 1 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0 Trae Young 25.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1 Trae Young 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Trae Young 9.8

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Trae Young 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.2 Trae Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 15,205 Trae Young 12,309

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 7,323 Trae Young 1,697

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 2,088 Trae Young 4,787

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 537 Trae Young 509

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 783 Trae Young 75

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 660 Trae Young 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .522 Trae Young .432

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 Trae Young .351

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Trae Young .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Trae Young 29.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.8 (2025) Trae Young 4.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Trae Young 11.6 (2025)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2025) Trae Young 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Trae Young 0.2 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8 Trae Young 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7 Trae Young 3.4

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 Trae Young 9.0

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 Trae Young 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 Trae Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 989 Trae Young 713

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 536 Trae Young 92

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 100 Trae Young 243

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 34 Trae Young 33

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 36 Trae Young 4

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 50 Trae Young 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .476 Trae Young .402

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .350 Trae Young .297

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .831 Trae Young .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Trae Young 29.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Trae Young 5.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024) Trae Young 10.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 (2024) Trae Young 1.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Trae Young 0.7 (2023)