Josh Giddey vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2022 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.

Josh Giddey vs. Karl-Anthony Towns
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns
Points
+300th
160th
+300th
250th
Rebounds
+300th
110th
+300th
181st
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
163rd
+300th
272nd
Years51115

Josh Giddey vs. Karl-Anthony Towns
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns
Points
--
34th
+300th
97th
Rebounds
--
28th
+300th
37th
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+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:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
160th
+140 4,000 vs. 14,94810,948
Rebounds
+300th
110th
+190 2,126 vs. 7,1905,064
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,722 vs. 2,045323
Steals
+300th
+300th
246 vs. 526280
Blocks
+300th
163rd
+137 142 vs. 775633
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
142nd
+158 487 vs. 1,8151,328
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
71st
+229 1,639 vs. 5,3753,736
Field Goals Made
+300th
177th
+123 1,612 vs. 5,4793,867
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
256th
+44 3,477 vs. 10,4787,001
3-Pointers Made
+300th
127th
+173 324 vs. 1,124800
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
159th
+141 980 vs. 2,8111,831
Free Throws Made
+300th
194th
+106 452 vs. 2,8662,414
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
240th
+60 593 vs. 3,4222,829

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
283 vs. 649366
Seasons
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 116

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
160th
126 18 vs. 315

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
64th
0 vs. 1818
50+ point games
-
40th
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
-
7th
0 vs. 22
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
250th
+50 87 vs. 989902
Rebounds
+300th
181st
+119 36 vs. 536500
Assists
+300th
+300th
21 vs. 10079
Steals
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 3432
Blocks
+300th
272nd
+28 4 vs. 3632
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
242nd
+58 7 vs. 10598
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
116th
+184 29 vs. 431402
Field Goals Made
+300th
272nd
+28 34 vs. 346312
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
293rd
+7 75 vs. 727652
3-Pointers Made
+300th
173rd
+127 12 vs. 7563
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
177th
+123 34 vs. 214180
Free Throws Made
+300th
219th
+81 7 vs. 222215
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
243rd
+57 8 vs. 267259

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 5040
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 54

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
34th
14.13 vs. 23.038.90
Rebounds per game
--
28th
7.51 vs. 11.083.57
Assists per game
--
+300th
6.08 vs. 3.152.93
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.87 vs. 0.810.06
Blocks per game
--
126th
0.50 vs. 1.190.69
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
52nd
1.72 vs. 2.801.08
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
7th
5.79 vs. 8.282.49
Field Goals Made per game
--
35th
5.70 vs. 8.442.75
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
72nd
12.29 vs. 16.143.86
3-Pointers Made per game
--
107th
1.14 vs. 1.730.59
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
98th
3.46 vs. 4.330.87
Free Throws Made per game
--
87th
1.60 vs. 4.422.82
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
115th
2.10 vs. 5.273.18

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Karl-Anthony Towns Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
97th
+203 8.70 vs. 19.7811.08
Rebounds per game
+300th
37th
+263 3.60 vs. 10.727.12
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 2.000.10
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.680.48
Blocks per game
+300th
288th
+12 0.40 vs. 0.720.32
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
198th
+102 0.70 vs. 2.101.40
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
10th
+290 2.90 vs. 8.625.72
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
133rd
+167 3.40 vs. 6.923.52
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
162nd
+138 7.50 vs. 14.547.04
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
155th
93 1.20 vs. 1.500.30
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
140th
95 3.40 vs. 4.280.88
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
113rd
+187 0.70 vs. 4.443.74
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
144th
+156 0.80 vs. 5.344.54

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.