Darius Garland vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Darius Garland and Karl-Anthony Towns all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Darius Garland, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and Karl-Anthony Towns, with 10 seasons played from 2016 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Darius Garland vs. Karl-Anthony Towns
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns
Points
+300th
161st
+300th
250th
Rebounds
+300th
113rd
+300th
181st
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
163rd
+300th
272nd
Years61035

Darius Garland vs. Karl-Anthony Towns
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns
Points
--
34th
167th
97th
Rebounds
--
28th
+300th
37th
Assists
42nd
+300th
80th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
262nd
+300th
Blocks
--
126th
+300th
288th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
161st
+139 7,204 vs. 14,8807,676
Rebounds
+300th
113rd
+187 1,015 vs. 7,1366,121
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,558 vs. 2,037521
Steals
+300th
+300th
447 vs. 52376
Blocks
+300th
163rd
+137 44 vs. 771727
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
146th
+154 194 vs. 1,8021,608
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
73rd
+227 821 vs. 5,3344,513
Field Goals Made
+300th
177th
+123 2,635 vs. 5,4602,825
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
259th
+41 5,818 vs. 10,4244,606
3-Pointers Made
215th
128th
87 897 vs. 1,117220
3-Pointers Attempted
234th
160th
74 2,313 vs. 2,790477
Free Throws Made
+300th
197th
+103 1,037 vs. 2,8431,806
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
241st
+59 1,196 vs. 3,3952,199

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
382 vs. 645263
Seasons
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 104

Triple-Doubles:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
160th
115 1 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
64th
88 5 vs. 1813
50+ point games
76th
40th
36 1 vs. 32
60+ point games
-
7th
0 vs. 22
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
250th
+50 381 vs. 989608
Rebounds
+300th
181st
+119 63 vs. 536473
Assists
+300th
+300th
120 vs. 10020
Steals
+300th
+300th
23 vs. 3411
Blocks
+300th
272nd
+28 3 vs. 3633
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
242nd
+58 2 vs. 105103
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
116th
+184 61 vs. 431370
Field Goals Made
+300th
272nd
+28 137 vs. 346209
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
293rd
+7 320 vs. 727407
3-Pointers Made
298th
173rd
125 47 vs. 7528
3-Pointers Attempted
292nd
177th
115 137 vs. 21477
Free Throws Made
+300th
219th
+81 60 vs. 222162
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
243rd
+57 70 vs. 267197

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
22 vs. 5028
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
3 vs. 52

Triple-Doubles:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
34th
18.86 vs. 23.074.21
Rebounds per game
--
28th
2.66 vs. 11.068.41
Assists per game
42nd
+300th
+258 6.70 vs. 3.163.54
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.17 vs. 0.810.36
Blocks per game
--
126th
0.12 vs. 1.201.08
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
51st
0.51 vs. 2.792.29
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
7th
2.15 vs. 8.276.12
Field Goals Made per game
--
35th
6.90 vs. 8.471.57
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
71st
15.23 vs. 16.160.93
3-Pointers Made per game
31st
108th
77 2.35 vs. 1.730.62
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
97th
6.05 vs. 4.331.73
Free Throws Made per game
--
89th
2.71 vs. 4.411.69
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
115th
3.13 vs. 5.262.13

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
167th
97th
70 17.32 vs. 19.782.46
Rebounds per game
+300th
37th
+263 2.86 vs. 10.727.86
Assists per game
80th
+300th
+220 5.45 vs. 2.003.45
Steals per game
262nd
+300th
+38 1.05 vs. 0.680.37
Blocks per game
+300th
288th
+12 0.14 vs. 0.720.58
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
198th
+102 0.09 vs. 2.102.01
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
10th
+290 2.77 vs. 8.625.85
Field Goals Made per game
188th
133rd
55 6.23 vs. 6.920.69
Field Goals Attempted per game
159th
162nd
3 14.55 vs. 14.540.01
3-Pointers Made per game
45th
155th
110 2.14 vs. 1.500.64
3-Pointers Attempted per game
29th
140th
111 6.23 vs. 4.281.95
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
113rd
+187 2.73 vs. 4.441.71
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
144th
+156 3.18 vs. 5.342.16

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.