Kendrick Perkins vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Kendrick Perkins 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 Kendrick Perkins.
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 Kendrick Perkins 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 |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 17.7 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (23.1 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 10,666 points more (14,880 vs. 4,214).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 14 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | +17.7 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 14 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | +10,666 | 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 Kendrick Perkins (+14.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+254).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 9 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | +14.7 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 735 | 9 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | +254 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 |
50+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 | +3 |
40+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 18 | +18 |
30+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 123 | +123 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 7 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 433 | +426 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 133 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 626 | +493 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 668 | +23 | ||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 645 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 114 | +114 | ||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 |
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 | +3 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | +27 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 26 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | +21 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 122 | +72 | ||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 21 | +21 | ||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 |
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
difference: | +17.7 | +6.3 | +12.1 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +4.3 | +40.0 | +3.4 | +3.6 | +24.3 | +4 | +137 |
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 | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 1,705 | 3,219 | 53.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 804 | 1,353 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
difference: | +10,666 | +3,755 | +7,205 | +0.6 | +1,117 | +2,776 | +40.0 | +2,039 | +2,042 | +24.3 | +4 | +137 |
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 | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
difference: | +14.7 | +4.9 | +10.5 | +2.6 | +1.5 | +4.3 | +35.0 | +3.3 | +3.7 | +16.9 | +4 | +93 |
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 | ||||
Kendrick Perkins | 735 | 290 | 578 | 50.2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 155 | 234 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
difference: | +254 | +56 | +149 | +2.6 | +75 | +210 | +35.0 | +67 | +33 | +16.9 | +4 | +93 |
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 game | Year | Games | |
Kendrick Perkins | 2.2 | 2004 | 10 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 18.3 | +16.1 | 2016 | 82 |
Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons: | ||||
* Kendrick Perkins played 4 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 14, from 2014 to 2018—he averaged 3.3 points in a total of 168 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 3.6 ppg and his lowest 2.5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Kendrick Perkins | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2005 | 6 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2018 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Kendrick Perkins | 6.6 | +6.6 | 2008 | ![]() |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Kendrick Perkins | 11.9 | +11.9 | 2009 | 14 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.6 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.2 ppg and his lowest 1.3. |