DeMar DeRozan vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and DeMar DeRozan 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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DeMar DeRozan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points while Karl-Anthony Towns has one of the highest career 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 DeMar DeRozan 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.

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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 1.8 points more than DeMar DeRozan in his 16 seasons (23.1 points against 21.3). On the other hand DeMar DeRozan scored a total of 10,412 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (25,292 vs. 14,880).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
16
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
+1.8
10

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,292
+10,412
16
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason DeMar DeRozan has a better career point average than Karl-Anthony Towns (+2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+386).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+2.0
7
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
5

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+386
7
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+1

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+8
Karl-Anthony Towns 18

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 207
+84
Karl-Anthony Towns 123

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 692
+259
Karl-Anthony Towns 433

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,077
+451
Karl-Anthony Towns 626

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,182
+537
Karl-Anthony Towns 645

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
+5
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
+1
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+13
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+9
Karl-Anthony Towns 27

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
+10
Karl-Anthony Towns 47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
+13
Karl-Anthony Towns 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 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
DeMar DeRozan 21.3 7.6 16.3 46.9 0.5 1.7 30.0 5.5 6.6 84.2 16 1,187
difference:+1.8+0.9+0.1+5.5+1.2+2.6+10.0+1.1+1.3+0.5+6+542
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
DeMar DeRozan 25,292 9,064 19,315 46.9 615 2,047 30.0 6,549 7,778 84.2 16 1,187
difference:+10,412+3,604+8,891+5.5+502+743+10.0+3,706+4,383+0.5+6+542
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
DeMar DeRozan 21.8 7.8 18.8 41.8 0.4 1.8 21.4 5.8 6.8 85.2 7 63
difference:+2.0+0.9+4.3+5.8+1.1+2.5+13.6+1.4+1.5+2.1+2+13
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
DeMar DeRozan 1,375 494 1,183 41.8 24 112 21.4 363 426 85.2 7 63
difference:+386+148+456+5.8+51+102+13.6+141+159+2.1+2+13
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
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+9.7
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
201182
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+7.9
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+4.6
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
201382
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+6.3
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
201479
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+3.8
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
201560
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+4.7
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
201678
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+1.1
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+6.5
201774
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
+1.2
201880
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
201977
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+3.2
202572

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 6 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 23.8 points in a total of 435 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 21.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
+15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+23.9
20147
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+20.3
20154
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
201620
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+0.9
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
+4.2
201710
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+3.6
201810
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
+0.6
20197
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
202518

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 20.8 points in a total of 5 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

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