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 7 seasons from 2020 to 2026, and Karl-Anthony Towns, with 11 seasons played from 2016 to 2026, 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
151st
+300th
250th
Rebounds
+300th
99th
+300th
181st
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
161st
+300th
272nd
Years71135

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
--
35th
167th
97th
Rebounds
--
28th
+300th
37th
Assists
44th
+300th
80th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
262nd
+300th
Blocks
--
128th
+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
151st
+149 7,348 vs. 15,3888,040
Rebounds
+300th
99th
+201 1,045 vs. 7,4136,368
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,620 vs. 2,112508
Steals
+300th
+300th
455 vs. 54287
Blocks
+300th
161st
+139 45 vs. 789744
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
130th
+170 201 vs. 1,8751,674
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
63rd
+237 844 vs. 5,5384,694
Field Goals Made
+300th
168th
+132 2,682 vs. 5,6262,944
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
237th
+63 5,951 vs. 10,7824,831
3-Pointers Made
214th
121st
93 914 vs. 1,160246
3-Pointers Attempted
227th
151st
76 2,377 vs. 2,911534
Free Throws Made
+300th
184th
+116 1,070 vs. 2,9761,906
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
218th
+82 1,234 vs. 3,5462,312

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
392 vs. 668276
Seasons
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 114

Triple-Doubles:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
276th
164th
112 1 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
154th
64th
90 5 vs. 1813
50+ point games
76th
42nd
34 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
--
35th
18.74 vs. 23.044.29
Rebounds per game
--
28th
2.67 vs. 11.108.43
Assists per game
44th
+300th
+256 6.68 vs. 3.163.52
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.16 vs. 0.810.35
Blocks per game
--
128th
0.11 vs. 1.181.07
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
52nd
0.51 vs. 2.812.29
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
7th
2.15 vs. 8.296.14
Field Goals Made per game
--
38th
6.84 vs. 8.421.58
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
73rd
15.18 vs. 16.140.96
3-Pointers Made per game
32nd
108th
76 2.33 vs. 1.740.60
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
99th
6.06 vs. 4.361.71
Free Throws Made per game
--
86th
2.73 vs. 4.461.73
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
113rd
3.15 vs. 5.312.16

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.