OG Anunoby vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby 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.

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 OG Anunoby.

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 OG Anunoby 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 10.1 points more than OG Anunoby in his 9 seasons (23.0 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 8,558 points more (14,948 vs. 6,390).

Points Per Game

Seasons
OG Anunoby 12.9
9
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0
+10.1
11

Total Points

Seasons
OG Anunoby 6,390
9
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,948
+8,558
11

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 OG Anunoby (+6.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+261).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 13.5
5
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
+6.3
5

Total Points

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 728
5
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
+261
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

40+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 1
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+17

30+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 12
Karl-Anthony Towns 123
+111

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 106
Karl-Anthony Towns 434
+328

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 304
Karl-Anthony Towns 629
+325

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 481
Karl-Anthony Towns 649
+168

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 15
+15
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 13
Karl-Anthony Towns 27
+14

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 37
Karl-Anthony Towns 47
+10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 54
+4
Karl-Anthony Towns 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
OG Anunoby 12.9 4.8 10.2 47.3 1.8 4.7 37.5 1.4 1.9 76.0 9 496
difference:+10.1+3.6+5.9+5.0+0.1+0.4+2.5+3.0+3.4+7.8+2+153
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0 8.4 16.1 52.3 1.7 4.3 40.0 4.4 5.3 83.8 11 649

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
OG Anunoby 6,390 2,401 5,072 47.3 874 2,333 37.5 714 939 76.0 9 496
difference:+8,558+3,078+5,406+5.0+250+478+2.5+2,152+2,483+7.8+2+153
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,948 5,479 10,478 52.3 1,124 2,811 40.0 2,866 3,422 83.8 11 649

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
OG Anunoby 13.5 4.9 10.7 46.0 1.9 5.0 37.3 1.7 2.3 73.8 5 54
difference:+6.3+2.0+3.8+1.6+0.4+0.7+2.3+2.7+3.0+9.3+4
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
OG Anunoby 728 267 580 46.0 101 271 37.3 93 126 73.8 5 54
difference:+261+79+147+1.6+26+57+2.3+129+141+9.3+4
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 Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 5.9
201874
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+12.4
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.0
2019NBA Champion67
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+18.1
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 10.6
202069
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+10.7
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 15.9
202143
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+8.5
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 17.1
202248
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+9.4
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 16.8
202367
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+8.0
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 14.7
202450
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+9.9
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 18.0
202574
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
+2.8
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 14.3
20264
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+7.5
202462

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional seasons:

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 2 seasons more than OG Anunoby in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 76 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.9
+7.9
201810
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
2019NBA Champion0
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 10.5
202011
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
+4.7
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
20210
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 17.3
+17.3
20226
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
20230
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 15.1
20249
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+6.7
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 16.3
202518
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
+1.9
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP *
20260
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
+19.1
202416
* season in progress

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 21.4 points in a total of 18 games.