Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Karl-Anthony Towns 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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Dwyane Wade 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 Dwyane Wade 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 1.1 points more than Dwyane Wade in his 16 seasons (23.1 points against 22.0). On the other hand Dwyane Wade scored a total of 8,285 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (23,165 vs. 14,880).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | +1.1 | 10 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 10 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | +8,285 | 16 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Karl-Anthony Towns (+2.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,965).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 5 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | +2.5 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 5 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | +2,965 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 433 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 629 | +196 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 626 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 970 | +344 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 645 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 1,051 | +406 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 7 | +7 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 111 | +84 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 171 | +124 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 177 | +127 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +4.4 | +1.2 | +2.5 | +10.7 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +7.2 | +6 | +409 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 48.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +8,285 | +2,994 | +7,193 | +4.4 | +568 | +916 | +10.7 | +2,865 | +4,068 | +7.2 | +6 | +409 |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | 8,454 | 17,617 | 48.0 | 549 | 1,874 | 29.3 | 5,708 | 7,463 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +2.5 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +5.1 | +8 | +127 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | 8.2 | 17.3 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 346 | 727 | 47.6 | 75 | 214 | 35.0 | 222 | 267 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
| difference: | +2,965 | +1,104 | +2,335 | +0.2 | +28 | +91 | +1.2 | +729 | +953 | +5.1 | +8 | +127 |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | 1,450 | 3,062 | 47.4 | 103 | 305 | 33.8 | 951 | 1,220 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Dwyane Wade's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwyane Wade played 6 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2014 to 2019—he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 389 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 11.4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2004 | 13 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2005 | 14 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 23.5 | +23.5 | 2007 | 4 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 29.1 | +29.1 | 2009 | 7 |
Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.4 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15. |