Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 3

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Rookie of The Year S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 196 Karl-Anthony Towns 298

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 53 Karl-Anthony Towns 183

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 48 Karl-Anthony Towns 34

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Karl-Anthony Towns 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .447 Karl-Anthony Towns .471

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .434 Karl-Anthony Towns .333

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Karl-Anthony Towns .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3 (2020) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 (2020) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2020) Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)