Karl-Anthony Towns
- Seasons
- 2015-16 to 2025-26
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 7′0″
- Weight
- 248 lb
- Born
- Nov 15, 1995
- College
- Kentucky
- Draft
- 2015, round 1, pick 1
1Championships
3All-League teams
6All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 23.6
- True shooting
- .624
- Effective FG
- .575
- Usage rate
- 26.8
- Win shares
- 94.8
- WS per 48
- .187
- Box plus/minus
- 4.3
- VORP
- 38.4
- Best season, WS
- 14.0
- Best season, BPM
- 7.8
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | MIN | 20 | 82 | 2,627 | 22.5 | .590 | .555 | 24.9 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 8.3 | .151 | 2.5 | -0.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 112 | 106 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 21 | 82 | 3,030 | 25.9 | .618 | .576 | 27.5 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 12.7 | .201 | 5.5 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 121 | 110 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 22 | 82 | 2,918 | 24.9 | .646 | .596 | 22.9 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 14.0 | .230 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 127 | 107 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 23 | 77 | 2,545 | 26.3 | .622 | .572 | 28.9 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 10.4 | .197 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 118 | 108 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 24 | 35 | 1,187 | 26.5 | .642 | .600 | 28.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 5.1 | .204 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 121 | 110 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 25 | 50 | 1,689 | 23.1 | .612 | .555 | 29.1 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 5.4 | .153 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 117 | 113 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 26 | 74 | 2,476 | 24.1 | .640 | .591 | 27.8 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 10.3 | .199 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 121 | 110 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 27 | 29 | 957 | 18.8 | .618 | .565 | 25.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .133 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 117 | 114 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 28 | 62 | 2,026 | 18.8 | .625 | .575 | 27.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 6.3 | .148 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 115 | 109 |
| 2024-25 | NYK | 29 | 72 | 2,517 | 23.4 | .630 | .584 | 27.4 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 10.1 | .193 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 122 | 110 |
| 2025-26 | NYK | 30 | 75 | 2,322 | 22.0 | .619 | .556 | 25.9 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 9.5 | .197 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 123 | 110 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.