Joel Embiid vs Karl-Anthony Towns

Joel EmbiidKarl-Anthony Towns

Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns compared on their NBA careers: Joel Embiid played 10 seasons, 2016-17 to 2025-26, Karl-Anthony Towns 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26. Joel Embiid averaged 27.6 points a game to Karl-Anthony Towns's 22.8. Karl-Anthony Towns won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns career per game
490GP720
31.9MIN33.7
27.6PTS22.8
10.8REB11.1
3.7AST3.1
0.9STL0.8
1.6BLK1.1
50FG%52.2
33.93P%39.7
83FT%84
61.3TS%62.4

Career totals

Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns career totals
13,544PTS16,384
5,280REB8,025
1,808AST2,263
432STL588
784BLK811
50FG%52.2
33.93P%39.7
83FT%84
61.3TS%62.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns postseason
66GP69
35.1MIN33.5
24.8PTS18.7
10.5REB10.7
3.3AST2.8
0.8STL0.8
1.6BLK0.9
45.9FG%49.1
27.73P%37.3
82.8FT%84.9
57.8TS%60.6

Where each stands all time

Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns all-time places
179th (13,544)Points107th (16,384)
175th (5,280)Rebounds57th (8,025)
143rd (784)Blocks134th (811)
—Assists300th (2,263)
—3-pointers made107th (1,230)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Joel Embiid: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-Defensive Second Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team ×4, All-NBA First Team, MVP
  • Karl-Anthony Towns: 1 championship; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year, All-NBA Third Team ×3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2016-1720.27.82.12015-1618.310.52
2nd2017-1822.9113.22016-1725.112.32.7
3rd2018-1927.513.63.72017-1821.312.32.4
4th2019-202311.632018-1924.412.43.4
5th2020-2128.510.62.82019-2026.510.84.4
6th2021-2230.611.74.22020-2124.810.64.5
7th2022-2333.110.24.22021-2224.69.83.6
8th2023-2434.7115.62022-2320.88.14.8
9th2024-2523.88.24.52023-2421.88.33
10th2025-2626.97.73.92024-2524.412.83.1
11th————2025-2620.111.93

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST