Bam Adebayo vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Bam Adebayo to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
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Karl-Anthony Towns has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Bam Adebayo.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Karl-Anthony Towns has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Bam Adebayo scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 7.2 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 9 seasons (23.0 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 6,067 points more (15,205 vs. 9,138).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.8 | 9 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.0 | +7.2 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 9,138 | 9 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 15,205 | +6,067 | 11 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+3.4 points per game) while Bam Adebayo scored more points (+289).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | +3.4 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | +289 | 7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 183 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 442 | +259 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 448 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 640 | +192 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 572 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 660 | +88 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | +6 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | +6 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | +17 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | +27 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | +1 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.8 | 6.1 | 11.3 | 53.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 32.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 75.8 | 9 | 578 |
| difference: | +7.2 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +7.6 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +8.1 | +2 | +82 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.0 | 8.4 | 16.2 | 52.2 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 39.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.9 | 11 | 660 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 9,138 | 3,502 | 6,551 | 53.5 | 124 | 385 | 32.2 | 2,010 | 2,651 | 75.8 | 9 | 578 |
| difference: | +6,067 | +2,060 | +4,111 | +1.3 | +1,021 | +2,493 | +7.6 | +926 | +850 | +8.1 | +2 | +82 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 15,205 | 5,562 | 10,662 | 52.2 | 1,145 | 2,878 | 39.8 | 2,936 | 3,501 | 83.9 | 11 | 660 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +3.4 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +3.8 | +10.7 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +7.4 | +2 | +28 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 504 | 975 | 51.7 | 9 | 37 | 24.3 | 261 | 345 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +289 | +158 | +248 | +4.1 | +66 | +177 | +10.7 | +39 | +78 | +7.4 | +2 | +28 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 346 | 727 | 47.6 | 75 | 214 | 35.0 | 222 | 267 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Karl-Anthony Towns' additional seasons: | ||||
* Karl-Anthony Towns played 2 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 87 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 15.5 | +15.5 | 2021 | 4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2022 | 18 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2023 | 23 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.1 | +19.1 | 2024 | 16 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Karl-Anthony Towns' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 21.4 points in a total of 18 games. |