Vince Carter vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Vince Carter 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Vince Carter 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 Karl-Anthony Towns has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Vince Carter 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 6.3 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (23.0 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 10,354 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (25,728 vs. 15,374).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 22 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.0 | +6.3 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +10,354 | 22 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 15,374 | 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 Vince Carter (+1.7 points per game) while Vince Carter scored more points (+604).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 11 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | +1.7 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +604 | 11 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +151 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 446 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +448 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 646 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +806 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 667 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +68 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +13 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +21 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +38 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +6.3 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +8.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +11 | +874 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.0 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 52.2 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 39.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 83.9 | 11 | 667 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | 9,293 | 21,339 | 43.5 | 2,290 | 6,168 | 37.1 | 4,852 | 6,082 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +10,354 | +3,671 | +10,568 | +8.6 | +1,131 | +3,259 | +2.7 | +1,881 | +2,542 | +4.1 | +11 | +874 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 15,374 | 5,622 | 10,771 | 52.2 | 1,159 | 2,909 | 39.8 | 2,971 | 3,540 | 83.9 | 11 | 667 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +1.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +6.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +3.5 | +6 | +38 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 557 | 1,340 | 41.6 | 119 | 352 | 33.8 | 360 | 452 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +604 | +211 | +613 | +6.0 | +44 | +138 | +1.2 | +138 | +185 | +3.5 | +6 | +38 |
| 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
Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 11 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 22, from 2010 to 2020—he averaged 9.8 points in a total of 764 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.6 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 19.3 | +19.3 | 2000 | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2025 | 18 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |