Nikola Jokic vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Nikola Jokic 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 Nikola Jokic.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Nikola Jokic 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 1.3 points more than Nikola Jokic in his 10 seasons (23.1 points against 21.8). On the other hand Nikola Jokic scored a total of 1,330 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (16,210 vs. 14,880).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Nikola Jokic | 21.8 | 10 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | +1.3 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Nikola Jokic | 16,210 | +1,330 | 10 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 10 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Nikola Jokic has a better career point average than Karl-Anthony Towns (+7.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,591).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Nikola Jokic | 27.4 | +7.6 | 7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Nikola Jokic | 2,580 | +1,591 | 7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 1 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 439 | +6 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 433 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 643 | +17 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 626 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 739 | +94 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 645 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 6 | +6 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 1 | +1 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 7 | +7 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 81 | +54 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 94 | +47 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 94 | +44 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 21.8 | 8.4 | 15.0 | 56.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 36.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 82.4 | 10 | 745 |
| difference: | +1.3 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +3.6 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +4.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +100 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 16,210 | 6,236 | 11,142 | 56.0 | 814 | 2,264 | 36.0 | 2,924 | 3,550 | 82.4 | 10 | 745 |
| difference: | +1,330 | +776 | +718 | +3.6 | +303 | +526 | +4.0 | +81 | +155 | +1.3 | +100 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 27.4 | 10.4 | 19.8 | 52.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 82.6 | 7 | 94 |
| difference: | +7.6 | +3.5 | +5.3 | +4.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +3.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +2 | +44 |
| 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 | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 2,580 | 978 | 1,864 | 52.5 | 165 | 425 | 38.8 | 459 | 556 | 82.6 | 7 | 94 |
| difference: | +1,591 | +632 | +1,137 | +4.9 | +90 | +211 | +3.8 | +237 | +289 | +0.5 | +2 | +44 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 346 | 727 | 47.6 | 75 | 214 | 35.0 | 222 | 267 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2018 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | 25.1 | +25.1 | 2019 | 14 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | 24.4 | +24.4 | 2020 | 19 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | 29.8 | +29.8 | 2021 | 10 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |