Tim Duncan vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Karl-Anthony Towns 329

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Karl-Anthony Towns 198

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Karl-Anthony Towns 39

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Karl-Anthony Towns 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Karl-Anthony Towns .473

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Karl-Anthony Towns .333

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Karl-Anthony Towns .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)