Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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.

Trae Young and Karl-Anthony Towns have two of the highest career scoring 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 Trae Young has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Karl-Anthony Towns scored more total points in both stages. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 2.2 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns in his 10 seasons (25.3 points against 23.1). On the other hand Karl-Anthony Towns scored a total of 2,660 points more than Trae Young (14,880 vs. 12,220).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
10
Trae Young 25.3
+2.2
7

Total Points

Seasons
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
+2,660
10
Trae Young 12,220
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Karl-Anthony Towns (+6.6 points per game) while Karl-Anthony Towns scored more points (+276).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
5
Trae Young 26.4
+6.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
+276
5
Trae Young 713
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2
Trae Young 0

50+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+1
Trae Young 2

40+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 18
Trae Young 34
+16

30+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 123
Trae Young 164
+41

20+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 433
+91
Trae Young 342

10+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 626
+163
Trae Young 463

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Karl-Anthony Towns 645
+162
Trae Young 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Karl-Anthony Towns 0
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 3
Trae Young 12
+9

20+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 27
+6
Trae Young 21

10+ Point Games

Karl-Anthony Towns 47
+22
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Karl-Anthony Towns 50
+23
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Karl-Anthony Towns 0
Trae Young 0

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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:+2.2+0.5+2.3+9.1+0.9+3.2+4.8+2.3+2.3+3.6+3+162
Trae Young 25.3 8.0 18.5 43.3 2.6 7.5 35.2 6.7 7.6 87.3 7 483

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:+2,660+1,595+1,489+9.1+160+838+4.8+370+284+3.6+3+162
Trae Young 12,220 3,865 8,935 43.3 1,277 3,628 35.2 3,213 3,679 87.3 7 483

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:+6.6+1.7+6.9+7.4+1.1+4.4+5.3+2.2+2.5+2.1+2+23
Trae Young 26.4 8.6 21.4 40.2 2.6 8.7 29.7 6.6 7.8 85.2 3 27

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:+276+114+150+7.4+5+22+5.3+43+57+2.1+2+23
Trae Young 713 232 577 40.2 70 236 29.7 179 210 85.2 3 27

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
201682
Trae Young 19.1
+0.8
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
201782
Trae Young 29.6
+4.5
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
201882
Trae Young 25.3
+4.0
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
201977
Trae Young 28.4
+4.0
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+0.3
202035
Trae Young 26.2
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
202150
Trae Young 25.7
+0.9
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+0.4
202274
Trae Young 24.2
202576

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional seasons:

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 3 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 22.8 points in a total of 163 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.4 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
20185
Trae Young 28.8
+13.6
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190
Trae Young 15.4
+15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200
Trae Young 29.2
+29.2
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+21.8
20226
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.1 points in a total of 39 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 18.2.