Jaylen Brown vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaylen Brown 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 Jaylen Brown.

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 Jaylen Brown 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 4.1 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 9 seasons (23.1 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 3,444 points more (14,880 vs. 11,436).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 19.0
9
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
+4.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 11,436
9
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
+3,444
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+0.5 points per game) while Jaylen Brown scored more points (+1,619).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 19.3
8
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
+0.5
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+1,619
8
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 1
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+2

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 11
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+7

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 83
Karl-Anthony Towns 123
+40

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 296
Karl-Anthony Towns 433
+137

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 488
Karl-Anthony Towns 626
+138

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 592
Karl-Anthony Towns 645
+53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 11
+11
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 2
+2
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+11
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 73
+46
Karl-Anthony Towns 27

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 116
+69
Karl-Anthony Towns 47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 130
+80
Karl-Anthony Towns 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 5
+5
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 19.0 7.1 14.9 47.8 1.9 5.3 35.9 2.8 3.9 72.6 9 603
difference:+4.1+1.4+1.3+4.6+0.2+1.0+4.1+1.6+1.4+11.1+1+42
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
Jaylen Brown 11,436 4,298 8,990 47.8 1,144 3,185 35.9 1,696 2,336 72.6 9 603
difference:+3,444+1,162+1,434+4.6+27+395+4.1+1,147+1,059+11.1+1+42
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
Jaylen Brown 19.3 7.2 15.0 48.2 1.9 5.5 35.4 2.9 4.0 72.7 8 135
difference:+0.5+0.3+0.5+0.6+0.4+1.2+0.4+1.5+1.3+10.4+3+85
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
Jaylen Brown 2,608 978 2,030 48.2 263 742 35.4 389 535 72.7 8 135
difference:+1,619+632+1,303+0.6+188+528+0.4+167+268+10.4+3+85
Karl-Anthony Towns 989 346 727 47.6 75 214 35.0 222 267 83.1 5 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+11.7
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+10.6
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.0
201974
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+8.3
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 20.3
202057
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+4.1
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 24.7
202158
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+1.8
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.6
202266
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+1.2
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 26.6
+2.0
202367
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.0
+2.2
2024NBA Champion70
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.2
+0.4
202563
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
202462

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional seasons:

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 1 season more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In that year—his season 10 in 2025—he averaged 24.4 points in a total of 72 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 5.0
+5.0
201717
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 18.0
+18.0
201818
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
+1.3
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 21.8
+21.8
202017
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.1
+23.1
202224
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.7
+0.9
202320
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.9
+5.7
2024NBA Champion19
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.1
+3.0
202511
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
202416

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Karl-Anthony Towns played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.4 points in a total of 18 games.