Zach Edey vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Zach Edey 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 Zach Edey.

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 Zach Edey 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 13.1 points more than Zach Edey in his 2 seasons (23.0 points against 9.9), and he also scored a total of 14,679 points more (15,439 vs. 760).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach Edey 9.9
2
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0
+13.1
11

Total Points

Seasons
Zach Edey 760
2
Karl-Anthony Towns 15,439
+14,679
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 Zach Edey (+13.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+964).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach Edey 6.3
1
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
+13.5
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach Edey 25
1
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
+964
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+18

30+ Point Games

Zach Edey 1
Karl-Anthony Towns 127
+126

20+ Point Games

Zach Edey 4
Karl-Anthony Towns 448
+444

10+ Point Games

Zach Edey 35
Karl-Anthony Towns 649
+614

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach Edey 77
Karl-Anthony Towns 670
+593

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach Edey 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 27
+27

10+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 47
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach Edey 4
Karl-Anthony Towns 50
+46

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach Edey 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 9.9 4.1 6.9 58.9 0.2 0.7 33.3 1.5 2.1 72.3 2 77
difference:+13.1+4.3+9.2+6.7+1.5+3.7+6.5+3.0+3.2+11.6+9+593
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0 8.4 16.1 52.2 1.7 4.4 39.8 4.5 5.3 83.9 11 670

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 760 313 531 58.9 19 57 33.3 115 159 72.3 2 77
difference:+14,679+5,329+10,277+6.7+1,144+2,863+6.5+2,877+3,406+11.6+9+593
Karl-Anthony Towns 15,439 5,642 10,808 52.2 1,163 2,920 39.8 2,992 3,565 83.9 11 670

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 6.3 2.5 3.8 66.7 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 71.4 1 4
difference:+13.5+4.4+10.7+19.1+1.5+4.3+35.0+3.1+3.5+11.7+4+46
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
Zach Edey 25 10 15 66.7 0 0 - 5 7 71.4 1 4
difference:+964+336+712+19.1+75+214+35.0+217+260+11.7+4+46
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
Zach Edey 9.2
202566
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+9.1
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 13.6
202611
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+11.5
201782

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional seasons:

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 9 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 11, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 23.5 points in a total of 506 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.5 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 6.3
+6.3
20254
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey -
DNP *
20260
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170
* season in progress

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 50 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 15.2.