Bradley Beal vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Bradley Beal 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 Bradley Beal.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bradley Beal scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Karl-Anthony Towns has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 1.6 points more than Bradley Beal in his 13 seasons (23.1 points against 21.5). On the other hand Bradley Beal scored a total of 2,377 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (17,257 vs. 14,880).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | 13 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | +1.6 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 17,257 | +2,377 | 13 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 10 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Karl-Anthony Towns (+3.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+134).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 22.9 | +3.1 | 6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 1,123 | +134 | 6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 448 | +15 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 433 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 726 | +100 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 626 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 800 | +155 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 645 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | +1 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 30 | +3 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 47 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 49 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | +1 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | 7.9 | 17.1 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 37.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 82.1 | 13 | 801 |
| difference: | +1.6 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +5.9 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +3 | +156 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 52.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 40.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 17,257 | 6,346 | 13,664 | 46.4 | 1,717 | 4,569 | 37.6 | 2,848 | 3,467 | 82.1 | 13 | 801 |
| difference: | +2,377 | +886 | +3,240 | +5.9 | +600 | +1,779 | +2.4 | +5 | +72 | +1.6 | +3 | +156 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 5,460 | 10,424 | 52.4 | 1,117 | 2,790 | 40.0 | 2,843 | 3,395 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 22.9 | 8.3 | 18.9 | 44.2 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 35.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 82.8 | 6 | 49 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +1.4 | +4.4 | +3.4 | +0.8 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1 | +1 |
| 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 | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1,123 | 409 | 926 | 44.2 | 112 | 317 | 35.3 | 193 | 233 | 82.8 | 6 | 49 |
| difference: | +134 | +63 | +199 | +3.4 | +37 | +103 | +0.3 | +29 | +34 | +0.3 | +1 | +1 |
| 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
Bradley Beal's additional seasons: | ||||
* Bradley Beal played 3 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 19.4 points in a total of 156 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.2 ppg and his lowest 17. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2014 | 11 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 24.8 | +24.8 | 2017 | 13 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 23.2 | +23.2 | 2018 | 6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2022 | 6 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 18.2 | +18.2 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2025 | 18 |
Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 16.5. |