Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Fred VanVleet: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Karl-Anthony Towns and Fred VanVleet 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 Karl-Anthony Towns, with a career spanning 10 seasons from 2016 to 2025, and Fred VanVleet, with 9 seasons played from 2017 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Fred VanVleet
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet
Points
161st
+300th
250th
+300th
Rebounds
113rd
+300th
181st
+300th
Assists
+300th
220th
+300th
237th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
163rd
+300th
272nd
+300th
Years10956

Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Fred VanVleet
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet
Points
34th
286th
97th
+300th
Rebounds
28th
+300th
37th
+300th
Assists
+300th
82nd
+300th
242nd
Steals
+300th
113rd
+300th
+300th
Blocks
126th
+300th
288th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

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

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
161st
+300th
+139 14,880 vs. 8,2046,676
Rebounds
113rd
+300th
+187 7,136 vs. 1,8845,252
Assists
+300th
220th
+80 2,037 vs. 3,1211,084
Steals
+300th
+300th
523 vs. 757234
Blocks
163rd
+300th
+137 771 vs. 253518
Offensive Rebounds
146th
+300th
+154 1,802 vs. 2391,563
Defensive Rebounds
73rd
+300th
+227 5,334 vs. 1,6453,689
Field Goals Made
177th
+300th
+123 5,460 vs. 2,7632,697
Field Goals Attempted
259th
+300th
+41 10,424 vs. 6,8853,539
3-Pointers Made
128th
67th
61 1,117 vs. 1,386269
3-Pointers Attempted
160th
74th
86 2,790 vs. 3,731941
Free Throws Made
197th
+300th
+103 2,843 vs. 1,2921,551
Free Throws Attempted
241st
+300th
+59 3,395 vs. 1,4981,897

Games and Years:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
645 vs. 55095
Seasons
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 91

Triple-Doubles:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
160th
202nd
42 3 vs. 21

Rankings by Points Scored:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
64th
276th
212 18 vs. 216
50+ point games
40th
76th
36 3 vs. 12
60+ point games
7th
-
2 vs. 02
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
250th
+300th
+50 989 vs. 649340
Rebounds
181st
+300th
+119 536 vs. 140396
Assists
+300th
237th
+63 100 vs. 211111
Steals
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 5117
Blocks
272nd
+300th
+28 36 vs. 1917
Offensive Rebounds
242nd
+300th
+58 105 vs. 1788
Defensive Rebounds
116th
+300th
+184 431 vs. 123308
Field Goals Made
272nd
+300th
+28 346 vs. 219127
Field Goals Attempted
293rd
+300th
+7 727 vs. 551176
3-Pointers Made
173rd
75th
98 75 vs. 13055
3-Pointers Attempted
177th
86th
91 214 vs. 339125
Free Throws Made
219th
+300th
+81 222 vs. 81141
Free Throws Attempted
243rd
+300th
+57 267 vs. 94173

Games and Years:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
50 vs. 599
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 61

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
34th
286th
252 23.07 vs. 14.928.15
Rebounds per game
28th
+300th
+272 11.06 vs. 3.437.64
Assists per game
+300th
82nd
+218 3.16 vs. 5.672.52
Steals per game
+300th
113rd
+187 0.81 vs. 1.380.57
Blocks per game
126th
+300th
+174 1.20 vs. 0.460.74
Offensive Rebounds per game
51st
+300th
+249 2.79 vs. 0.432.36
Defensive Rebounds per game
7th
+300th
+293 8.27 vs. 2.995.28
Field Goals Made per game
35th
+300th
+265 8.47 vs. 5.023.44
Field Goals Attempted per game
71st
279th
208 16.16 vs. 12.523.64
3-Pointers Made per game
108th
21st
87 1.73 vs. 2.520.79
3-Pointers Attempted per game
97th
14th
83 4.33 vs. 6.782.46
Free Throws Made per game
89th
+300th
+211 4.41 vs. 2.352.06
Free Throws Attempted per game
115th
+300th
+185 5.26 vs. 2.722.54

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Karl-Anthony Towns Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
97th
+300th
+203 19.78 vs. 11.008.78
Rebounds per game
37th
+300th
+263 10.72 vs. 2.378.35
Assists per game
+300th
242nd
+58 2.00 vs. 3.581.58
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.68 vs. 0.860.18
Blocks per game
288th
+300th
+12 0.72 vs. 0.320.40
Offensive Rebounds per game
198th
+300th
+102 2.10 vs. 0.291.81
Defensive Rebounds per game
10th
+300th
+290 8.62 vs. 2.086.54
Field Goals Made per game
133rd
+300th
+167 6.92 vs. 3.713.21
Field Goals Attempted per game
162nd
+300th
+138 14.54 vs. 9.345.20
3-Pointers Made per game
155th
39th
116 1.50 vs. 2.200.70
3-Pointers Attempted per game
140th
52nd
88 4.28 vs. 5.751.47
Free Throws Made per game
113rd
+300th
+187 4.44 vs. 1.373.07
Free Throws Attempted per game
144th
+300th
+156 5.34 vs. 1.593.75

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.