Jordan Clarkson vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson.

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 Jordan Clarkson 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 7.1 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 11 seasons (23.1 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 2,851 points more (14,880 vs. 12,029).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
11
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
+7.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,029
11
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
+2,851
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 Jordan Clarkson (+8.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+484).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
+8.1
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
4
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
+484
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+14

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
Karl-Anthony Towns 123
+95

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 226
Karl-Anthony Towns 433
+207

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 615
Karl-Anthony Towns 626
+11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 749
+104
Karl-Anthony Towns 645

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 4
+4
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
Karl-Anthony Towns 27
+18

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
Karl-Anthony Towns 47
+22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
Karl-Anthony Towns 50
+10

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
+3
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
Jordan Clarkson 16.0 6.0 13.7 43.6 1.9 5.5 33.6 2.2 2.6 82.9 11 753
difference:+7.1+2.5+2.5+8.8+0.2+1.2+6.4+2.2+2.7+0.8+1+108
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
Jordan Clarkson 12,029 4,491 10,294 43.6 1,402 4,169 33.6 1,645 1,984 82.9 11 753
difference:+2,851+969+130+8.8+285+1,379+6.4+1,198+1,411+0.8+1+108
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.7 4.4 10.7 41.3 1.7 5.0 32.9 1.3 1.4 93.3 4 43
difference:+8.1+2.5+3.8+6.3+0.2+0.7+2.1+3.1+3.9+10.2+1+7
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
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43
difference:+484+157+269+6.3+4+2+2.1+166+207+10.2+1+7
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
201559
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+6.4
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
201679
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+9.6
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
201782
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+6.6
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
201881
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+10.5
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
201981
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+9.7
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+9.6
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
202168
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+6.2
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
202279
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
+4.8
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
202361
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+1.0
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
202455
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+7.3
202572

Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons:

* Jordan Clarkson played 1 season more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA.

In that year—his season 11 in 2025—he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 37 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
+15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
+4.7
201819
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
+16.7
20207
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
202111
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+4.3
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
20226
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
+0.7
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
+19.1
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
+21.4
202518

Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Jordan Clarkson didn't play in the postseason.

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