Damian Lillard vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Damian Lillard 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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Damian Lillard and Karl-Anthony Towns have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard has better scoring stats than Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 2 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns in his 10 seasons (25.1 points against 23.1), and he also scored a total of 7,718 points more (22,598 vs. 14,880).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Damian Lillard 25.1
+2.0
13
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Damian Lillard 22,598
+7,718
13
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Karl-Anthony Towns (+5.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+726).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 25.2
+5.4
10
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 1,715
+726
10
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 1
+1
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

60+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 5
+3
Karl-Anthony Towns 2

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 15
+12
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 60
+42
Karl-Anthony Towns 18

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 265
+142
Karl-Anthony Towns 123

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 650
+217
Karl-Anthony Towns 433

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 882
+256
Karl-Anthony Towns 626

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 900
+255
Karl-Anthony Towns 645

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 2
+2
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 4
+4
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 23
+20
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 46
+19
Karl-Anthony Towns 27

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 66
+19
Karl-Anthony Towns 47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 67
+17
Karl-Anthony Towns 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 1
+1
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
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900
difference:+2.0+0.4+2.2+8.5+1.4+4.1+2.9+1.4+1.2+6.2+3+255
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
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900
difference:+7,718+1,806+6,144+8.5+1,687+4,766+2.9+2,419+2,458+6.2+3+255
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
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68
difference:+5.4+1.1+5.0+6.7+1.8+4.6+1.8+1.6+1.5+6.2+5+18
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
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68
difference:+726+195+597+6.7+147+389+1.8+189+193+6.2+5+18
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
Damian Lillard 19.0
+0.7
201382
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 20.7
201482
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+4.4
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.0
201582
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+0.3
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.1
+0.7
201675
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.0
+0.5
201775
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+2.1
201873
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.8
+1.2
201980
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 30.0
+9.2
202066
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 28.8
+7.0
202167
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.0
202229
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+0.4
202572

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard 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 26.9 points in a total of 189 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.2 ppg and his lowest 24.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.6
+6.4
20155
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 18.5
+18.5
20184
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+5.1
201916
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.3
+6.1
20204
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 34.3
+15.2
20216
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
+21.4
202518

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 7.

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