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.

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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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

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

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+1

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+14
Karl-Anthony Towns 18

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+58
Karl-Anthony Towns 127

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

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+9
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

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

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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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
199950
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+0.6
200082
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+6.3
200175
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+0.3
200260
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
200343
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+5.9
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
200473
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+2.3
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
200577
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+0.1
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+3.4
200679
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+3.4
200782
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
200876
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+3.1
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
200980
Karl-Anthony Towns 22.5
+1.7
202622

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 gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+12.1
200112
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+5.0
20054
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+11.4
200611
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+3.2
200712
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
+21.4
202518

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP *
20260
* 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.

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