Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook 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 Russell Westbrook 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 1.9 points more than Russell Westbrook in his 17 seasons (23.1 points against 21.2). On the other hand Russell Westbrook scored a total of 11,325 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (26,205 vs. 14,880).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Karl-Anthony Towns	23.1	+1.9	10
Russell Westbrook	21.2		17

Total Points			Seasons
Karl-Anthony Towns	14,880		10
Russell Westbrook	26,205	+11,325	17

Scoring Titles
Karl-Anthony Towns	0
Russell Westbrook	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	18.3	+3.0	2016	82
Russell Westbrook	15.3		2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	25.1	+9.0	2017	82
Russell Westbrook	16.1		2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	21.3		2018	82
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+0.6	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	24.4	+0.8	2019	77
Russell Westbrook	23.6		2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	26.5	+3.3	2020	35
Russell Westbrook	23.2		2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	24.8	+3.0	2021	50
Russell Westbrook	21.8		2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	24.6		2022	74
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+3.5	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	20.8		2023	29
Russell Westbrook	23.5	+2.7	2016	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	21.8		2024	62
Russell Westbrook	31.6	+9.8	2017	81

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Karl-Anthony Towns	24.4		2025	72
Russell Westbrook	25.4	+1.0	2018	80

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 8 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 18.1 points in a total of 562 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1.