Cameron Johnson vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Cameron Johnson 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.

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 Cameron Johnson.

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 stats than Cameron Johnson in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 10.2 points more than Cameron Johnson in his 6 seasons (23.1 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 10,485 points more (14,880 vs. 4,395).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cameron Johnson 12.9
6
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
+10.2
10

Total Points

Seasons
Cameron Johnson 4,395
6
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
+10,485
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Cameron Johnson (+9.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+603).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cameron Johnson 10.2
3
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
+9.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Cameron Johnson 386
3
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
+603
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+18

30+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 6
Karl-Anthony Towns 123
+117

20+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 49
Karl-Anthony Towns 433
+384

10+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 227
Karl-Anthony Towns 626
+399

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cameron Johnson 336
Karl-Anthony Towns 645
+309

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cameron Johnson 4
+4
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 1
Karl-Anthony Towns 27
+26

10+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 22
Karl-Anthony Towns 47
+25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cameron Johnson 38
Karl-Anthony Towns 50
+12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cameron Johnson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cameron Johnson 12.9 4.4 9.8 45.3 2.3 5.9 39.2 1.7 2.0 85.1 6 340
difference:+10.2+4.1+6.4+7.0+0.6+1.6+0.8+2.7+3.3+1.4+4+305
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
Cameron Johnson 4,395 1,512 3,335 45.3 789 2,014 39.2 582 684 85.1 6 340
difference:+10,485+3,948+7,089+7.0+328+776+0.8+2,261+2,711+1.4+4+305
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
Cameron Johnson 10.2 3.4 6.9 48.9 1.8 4.2 41.6 1.6 1.9 85.9 3 38
difference:+9.6+3.5+7.6+1.3+0.3+0.1+6.6+2.8+3.4+2.8+2+12
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
Cameron Johnson 386 129 264 48.9 67 161 41.6 61 71 85.9 3 38
difference:+603+217+463+1.3+8+53+6.6+161+196+2.8+2+12
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 8.8
202057
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+9.5
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+15.5
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 12.5
202266
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+8.8
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 15.5
202342
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+8.9
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 13.4
202458
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+13.1
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 18.8
202557
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+6.0
202150

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional seasons:

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 4 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 237 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.6 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 8.2
+8.2
202121
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 10.8
202213
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
+4.4
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 18.5
+18.5
20234
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20240
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20250
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 18.2.