Karl-Anthony Towns

Seasons 2015-16–2025-26 · 11 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1995

★ Rookie of the Year6× All-Star3× All-NBA

Player info

Nickname	Special K, KAT, Bodega K.A.T.
Position	C
Number	#32 (also #24)
Team	New York Knicks
Height	7-0
Weight	248 lb
Born	1995-11-15 (age 30)
College	Kentucky
Drafted	2015 · Round 1, Pick 1 · Minnesota Timberwolves
Seasons	2015-16–2025-26 (11)

Career averages

22.8 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 3.1 APG · 720 games · .522 FG% · .397 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
2015-16	MIN	20	82	32.0	.542	.341	.811	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	18.3	22.5	.590
2016-17	MIN	21	82	37.0	.542	.367	.832	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	25.1	25.9	.618
2017-18	MIN	22	82	35.6	.545	.421	.858	12.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	21.3	24.9	.646
2018-19	MIN	23	77	33.1	.518	.400	.836	12.4	3.4	0.9	1.6	24.4	26.3	.622
2019-20	MIN	24	35	33.9	.508	.412	.796	10.8	4.4	0.9	1.2	26.5	26.5	.642
2020-21	MIN	25	50	33.8	.486	.387	.859	10.6	4.5	0.8	1.1	24.8	23.1	.612
2021-22	MIN	26	74	33.5	.529	.410	.822	9.8	3.6	1.0	1.1	24.6	24.1	.640
2022-23	MIN	27	29	33.0	.495	.366	.874	8.1	4.8	0.7	0.6	20.8	18.8	.618
2023-24	MIN	28	62	32.7	.504	.416	.873	8.3	3.0	0.7	0.7	21.8	18.8	.625
2024-25	NYK	29	72	35.0	.526	.420	.829	12.8	3.1	1.0	0.7	24.4	23.4	.630
2025-26	NYK	30	75	31.0	.501	.368	.858	11.9	3.0	0.9	0.5	20.1	22.0	.619

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2015-16	MIN	82	82	2,627	625	1,153	.542	30	88	223	275	858	161	58	138	183	1,503
2016-17	MIN	82	82	3,030	802	1,480	.542	101	275	356	428	1007	220	56	103	212	2,061
2017-18	MIN	82	82	2,918	639	1,172	.545	120	285	345	402	1012	199	64	115	159	1,743
2018-19	MIN	77	77	2,545	681	1,314	.518	142	355	376	450	954	259	67	125	240	1,880
2019-20	MIN	35	35	1,187	316	622	.508	114	277	180	226	378	153	33	42	110	926
2020-21	MIN	50	50	1,689	425	875	.486	122	315	267	311	529	225	39	57	160	1,239
2021-22	MIN	74	74	2,476	642	1,214	.529	150	366	384	467	727	269	72	83	226	1,818
2022-23	MIN	29	29	957	212	428	.495	60	164	118	135	236	140	20	17	86	602
2023-24	MIN	62	62	2,026	479	951	.504	136	327	255	292	515	189	43	41	177	1,349
2024-25	NYK	72	72	2,517	639	1,215	.526	142	338	339	409	920	222	71	50	192	1,759
2025-26	NYK	75	75	2,322	517	1,032	.501	113	307	357	416	889	226	65	40	187	1,504
Career		720	—	—	5,977	11,456	.522	1230	3097	3200	3811	8025	2263	588	811	1932	16,384

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	8.6	15.8	.542	0.4	1.2	3.1	3.8	11.8	2.2	0.8	1.9	2.5	20.6
2016-17	MIN	82	37.0	9.5	17.6	.542	1.2	3.3	4.2	5.1	12.0	2.6	0.7	1.2	2.5	24.5
2017-18	MIN	82	35.6	7.9	14.5	.545	1.5	3.5	4.3	5.0	12.5	2.5	0.8	1.4	2.0	21.5
2018-19	MIN	77	33.1	9.6	18.6	.518	2.0	5.0	5.3	6.4	13.5	3.7	0.9	1.8	3.4	26.6
2019-20	MIN	35	33.9	9.6	18.9	.508	3.5	8.4	5.5	6.9	11.5	4.6	1.0	1.3	3.3	28.1
2020-21	MIN	50	33.8	9.1	18.7	.486	2.6	6.7	5.7	6.6	11.3	4.8	0.8	1.2	3.4	26.4
2021-22	MIN	74	33.5	9.3	17.7	.529	2.2	5.3	5.6	6.8	10.6	3.9	1.0	1.2	3.3	26.4
2022-23	MIN	29	33.0	8.0	16.1	.495	2.3	6.2	4.4	5.1	8.9	5.3	0.8	0.6	3.2	22.6
2023-24	MIN	62	32.7	8.5	16.9	.504	2.4	5.8	4.5	5.2	9.2	3.4	0.8	0.7	3.1	24.0
2024-25	NYK	72	35.0	9.1	17.4	.526	2.0	4.8	4.8	5.8	13.2	3.2	1.0	0.7	2.7	25.2
2025-26	NYK	75	31.0	8.0	16.0	.501	1.8	4.8	5.5	6.4	13.8	3.5	1.0	0.6	2.9	23.3

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2015-16	MIN	82	2,627	22.5	.590	24.9	5.5	2.8	8.3	.151	+2.5	-0.4	+2.2	+2.7
2016-17	MIN	82	3,030	25.9	.618	27.5	9.9	2.8	12.7	.201	+5.5	-0.7	+4.7	+5.2
2017-18	MIN	82	2,918	24.9	.646	22.9	10.6	3.4	14.0	.230	+4.9	+0.2	+5.1	+5.2
2018-19	MIN	77	2,545	26.3	.622	28.9	7.2	3.2	10.4	.197	+5.4	+0.6	+6.0	+5.1
2019-20	MIN	35	1,187	26.5	.642	28.8	3.7	1.3	5.1	.204	+7.0	+0.8	+7.8	+2.9
2020-21	MIN	50	1,689	23.1	.612	29.1	3.8	1.6	5.4	.153	+4.3	+0.2	+4.5	+2.8
2021-22	MIN	74	2,476	24.1	.640	27.8	7.1	3.2	10.3	.199	+4.5	+0.5	+5.0	+4.4
2022-23	MIN	29	957	18.8	.618	25.6	1.5	1.1	2.7	.133	+2.1	+0.9	+3.0	+1.2
2023-24	MIN	62	2,026	18.8	.625	27.4	2.6	3.6	6.3	.148	+1.6	+0.9	+2.5	+2.3
2024-25	NYK	72	2,517	23.4	.630	27.4	6.3	3.8	10.1	.193	+3.5	+0.1	+3.6	+3.5
2025-26	NYK	75	2,322	22.0	.619	25.9	5.5	4.0	9.5	.197	+2.7	+0.6	+3.3	+3.1
Career		720	—	—	—	—	—	—	94.8	—	—	—	—	+38.4

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
2017-18	5	33.4	15.2	13.4	2.2	0.4	1.0	.467	.273	.542
2021-22	6	36.2	21.8	10.8	2.2	0.7	2.0	.488	.455	.642
2022-23	5	35.6	18.2	10.2	2.0	0.6	0.8	.457	.250	.553
2023-24	16	31.9	19.1	9.0	2.6	0.8	0.2	.466	.361	.581
2024-25	18	35.3	21.4	11.6	1.3	0.7	0.7	.488	.351	.589
2025-26	19	30.4	15.9	10.6	4.9	1.3	1.3	.551	.456	.684
Career	69	33.1	18.7	10.7	2.8	0.8	0.9	.491	.373	.606

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Game log — 2025-26

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	+/−
2025-10-22	vs CLE	W 119–111	31	19	11	2	0	0	5-12	1-4	+2
2025-10-24	vs BOS	W 105–95	33	26	13	3	1	1	6-16	4-6	+6
2025-10-26	@ MIA	L 107–115	36	15	18	2	1	2	6-14	2-8	+2
2025-10-28	@ MIL	L 111–121	35	8	12	1	1	1	2-12	0-3	0
2025-10-31	@ CHI	L 125–135	31	22	10	4	0	1	6-14	1-5	+7
2025-11-02	vs CHI	W 128–116	36	20	15	5	0	2	5-11	2-2	+12
2025-11-03	vs WAS	W 119–102	30	33	13	5	2	0	12-24	3-8	+13
2025-11-05	vs MIN	W 137–114	31	15	10	4	0	2	5-11	1-5	+15
2025-11-09	vs BKN	W 134–98	28	28	12	2	2	0	10-17	0-2	+21
2025-11-11	vs MEM	W 133–120	31	21	13	4	3	2	7-17	3-8	0
2025-11-12	vs ORL	L 107–124	34	15	12	4	1	0	6-15	1-4	-2
2025-11-14	vs MIA	W 140–132	38	39	11	4	1	0	13-26	6-14	+13
2025-11-17	@ MIA	L 113–115	32	22	15	2	0	1	7-19	1-7	+3
2025-11-19	@ DAL	W 113–111	34	18	14	6	2	0	6-16	1-6	+4
2025-11-22	@ ORL	L 121–133	37	24	8	3	0	0	6-14	2-6	-14
2025-11-24	@ BKN	W 113–100	33	37	12	3	1	2	14-20	3-4	+25
2025-11-26	@ CHA	W 129–101	32	19	10	3	0	0	6-13	0-3	+6
2025-11-28	vs MIL	W 118–109	35	9	10	4	0	1	2-8	1-2	0
2025-11-30	vs TOR	W 116–94	31	22	8	2	0	0	8-15	1-4	+3
2025-12-02	@ BOS	L 117–123	33	29	7	2	0	1	12-19	2-5	+10
2025-12-03	vs CHA	W 119–104	39	35	18	5	2	0	13-23	3-7	+21
2025-12-05	vs UTA	W 146–112	22	18	9	4	1	0	5-11	4-6	+21
2025-12-09	@ TOR	W 117–101	30	14	16	1	1	2	4-11	1-2	+21
2025-12-13	@ ORL	W 132–120	37	29	8	2	1	1	9-11	2-4	+12
2025-12-19	vs PHI	L 107–116	35	22	11	1	0	0	7-15	1-5	-7
2025-12-21	vs MIA	W 132–125	28	2	6	2	2	0	1-5	0-0	-1
2025-12-23	@ MIN	L 104–115	34	40	13	1	1	0	14-24	3-6	+6
2025-12-25	vs CLE	W 126–124	27	11	14	1	2	0	5-13	0-2	+7
2025-12-27	@ ATL	W 128–125	29	36	15	1	0	0	8-15	3-6	-7
2025-12-29	@ NOP	W 130–125	30	12	12	4	0	2	4-9	2-4	+6
2025-12-31	@ SAS	L 132–134	33	20	7	4	1	0	5-10	2-5	-15
2026-01-02	vs ATL	L 99–111	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-03	vs PHI	L 119–130	33	23	14	2	2	0	6-16	0-5	-8
2026-01-05	@ DET	L 90–121	22	6	1	1	0	0	1-4	1-2	-27
2026-01-07	vs LAC	W 123–111	31	20	11	7	1	1	6-18	0-4	+16
2026-01-09	@ PHX	L 107–112	33	15	12	5	0	0	5-11	2-5	-2
2026-01-11	@ POR	W 123–114	27	20	11	3	0	2	9-13	2-3	-3
2026-01-14	@ SAC	L 101–112	33	13	4	1	5	0	5-14	0-1	-8
2026-01-15	@ GSW	L 113–126	30	17	20	2	1	1	6-14	2-4	+4
2026-01-17	vs PHX	L 99–106	34	23	11	2	1	1	7-16	3-8	-5
2026-01-19	vs DAL	L 97–114	30	22	18	4	1	1	9-19	2-5	-15
2026-01-21	vs BKN	W 120–66	20	14	8	3	1	0	5-8	2-3	+21
2026-01-24	@ PHI	W 112–109	16	10	6	1	0	1	2-4	1-2	-6
2026-01-27	vs SAC	W 103–87	27	17	11	4	0	0	5-15	3-8	-3
2026-01-28	@ TOR	W 119–92	35	8	22	2	0	1	3-11	0-2	+19
2026-01-30	vs POR	W 127–97	29	14	20	3	0	1	5-12	1-3	+17
2026-02-01	vs LAL	W 112–100	32	11	13	4	2	0	5-11	0-1	+23
2026-02-03	@ WAS	W 132–101	26	19	15	3	2	0	7-16	1-4	+30
2026-02-04	vs DEN	W 134–127	31	24	12	1	0	0	9-13	2-6	+12
2026-02-08	@ BOS	W 111–89	29	11	10	1	1	0	3-9	0-2	+10
2026-02-10	vs IND	L 134–137	32	22	14	3	0	0	8-17	1-6	+6
2026-02-11	@ PHI	W 138–89	25	21	11	5	1	1	8-13	1-1	+29
2026-02-19	vs DET	L 111–126	31	21	11	4	1	0	7-14	1-4	0
2026-02-21	vs HOU	W 108–106	34	25	7	1	1	0	10-15	3-3	+23
2026-02-22	@ CHI	W 105–99	32	28	11	2	3	0	10-17	5-9	+13
2026-02-24	@ CLE	L 94–109	29	14	7	2	1	2	5-5	1-1	-9
2026-02-27	@ MIL	W 127–98	28	17	13	1	0	0	6-13	1-1	+21
2026-03-01	vs SAS	W 114–89	28	12	14	1	1	0	5-9	0-1	+7
2026-03-03	@ TOR	W 111–95	29	21	12	6	1	1	10-17	1-4	+7
2026-03-04	vs OKC	L 100–103	32	17	17	1	0	0	7-8	0-0	-18
2026-03-06	@ DEN	W 142–103	27	17	13	2	1	0	7-12	1-4	+19
2026-03-08	@ LAL	L 97–110	34	25	16	2	1	1	8-17	1-5	-9
2026-03-09	@ LAC	L 118–126	35	35	12	7	0	1	13-17	3-4	-12
2026-03-11	@ UTA	W 134–117	30	21	7	7	0	0	8-13	3-6	+20
2026-03-15	vs GSW	W 110–107	30	17	12	2	1	1	7-12	0-2	0
2026-03-17	vs IND	W 136–110	32	22	11	2	3	1	9-21	2-7	+20
2026-03-20	@ BKN	W 93–92	28	26	15	1	1	0	7-16	1-3	+7
2026-03-22	vs WAS	W 145–113	25	26	16	3	1	0	9-13	1-2	+16
2026-03-24	vs NOP	W 121–116	24	21	14	1	0	0	8-17	2-6	-11
2026-03-26	@ CHA	L 103–114	22	13	3	2	0	0	5-8	1-1	-18
2026-03-29	@ OKC	L 100–111	34	15	18	2	1	0	5-9	0-1	-10
2026-03-31	@ HOU	L 94–111	34	22	8	3	0	0	7-17	2-4	-11
2026-04-01	@ MEM	W 130–119	29	20	11	11	0	1	8-12	0-0	+5
2026-04-03	vs CHI	W 136–96	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-04-06	@ ATL	W 108–105	32	21	12	6	2	1	9-12	2-4	+2
2026-04-09	vs BOS	W 112–106	30	16	12	4	2	0	6-12	1-4	+5
2026-04-10	vs TOR	W 112–95	30	22	10	5	0	0	8-12	1-3	+11

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	374	21.8	10.9	3.0	213–161
Away	363	22.4	10.8	3.1	157–206
In wins	370	22.7	11.3	3.2	370–0
In losses	367	21.5	10.3	2.9	0–367

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	23	23.7	11.9	3.8	13–10
BOS Boston Celtics	22	20.5	11.8	2.9	5–17
BKN Brooklyn Nets	22	23.2	10.9	2.8	18–4
CHA Charlotte Hornets	22	26.0	11.2	3.5	10–12
CHI Chicago Bulls	21	24.5	11.1	3.3	13–8
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	17	20.8	9.6	2.6	7–10
DAL Dallas Mavericks	30	22.0	11.2	3.7	15–15
DEN Denver Nuggets	28	22.7	10.8	3.5	14–14
DET Detroit Pistons	20	20.2	8.7	3.2	7–13
GSW Golden State Warriors	26	22.5	11.8	3.1	11–15
HOU Houston Rockets	30	24.7	12.1	3.2	13–17
IND Indiana Pacers	20	27.2	11.2	2.7	10–10
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	29	22.3	10.4	3.4	12–17
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	29	21.0	11.0	3.2	18–11
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	33	19.5	11.2	3.2	16–17
MIA Miami Heat	23	21.3	10.4	2.7	16–7
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	20	19.6	9.8	3.1	10–10
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	4	21.8	10.8	2.8	2–2
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	33	20.5	10.3	2.5	19–14
NYK New York Knicks	12	25.2	11.2	3.8	5–7
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	32	22.2	10.9	2.6	15–17
ORL Orlando Magic	22	19.8	9.9	2.6	11–11
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	22	17.7	8.9	2.0	10–12
PHX Phoenix Suns	31	23.2	10.9	3.1	12–19
POR Portland Trail Blazers	31	20.2	10.4	2.5	18–13
SAC Sacramento Kings	28	22.4	11.0	3.6	17–11
SAS San Antonio Spurs	30	21.6	11.0	3.0	12–18
TOR Toronto Raptors	24	19.7	11.1	3.0	13–11
UTA Utah Jazz	31	23.0	11.1	3.1	15–16
WAS Washington Wizards	22	26.0	11.0	3.1	13–9

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2025-26

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	41%	.632
In the paint (3-10 ft)	22%	.481
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	3%	.486
Long two (16 ft-3P)	4%	.263
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	30%	.368

Average shot distance 10.8 ft · 8% of attempts were dunks · 5% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
2015-16	$5,703,600
2016-17	$5,960,160
2017-18	$6,216,840
2018-19	$7,839,435
2019-20	$27,285,000
2020-21	$29,467,800
2021-22	$31,650,600
2022-23	$33,833,400
2023-24	$36,016,200
2024-25	$49,205,800
2025-26	$53,142,264
2026-27	$57,078,728
2027-28	$61,015,192
Career earnings	$404,415,019

Frequently asked questions

What team does Karl-Anthony Towns play for?

Karl-Anthony Towns plays C for the New York Knicks.

What are Karl-Anthony Towns's career stats?

Karl-Anthony Towns has averaged 22.8 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 3.1 APG over 11 seasons (2015-16–2025-26).

How much does Karl-Anthony Towns make?

Karl-Anthony Towns's salary is $61,015,192 for the 2027-28 season, with career earnings of about $404.4M.

How tall is Karl-Anthony Towns?

Karl-Anthony Towns is 7-0 (248 lb).

How old is Karl-Anthony Towns?

Karl-Anthony Towns was born 1995-11-15 and is 30 years old.

When was Karl-Anthony Towns drafted?

Karl-Anthony Towns was drafted in 2015, round 1, pick 1, by the Minnesota Timberwolves.