Career snapshot
11seasons
720games
16,391career pts
24.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Minnesota Timberwolves
· 573 games · 2015-16–2023-24
Position rank · 2025-26
#4PPG rank
#4PER rank
#4WS rank
Among 36 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
26.5
2019-20 · MIN
RPG
12.8
2024-25 · NYK
APG
4.8
2022-23 · MIN
PER
26.5
2019-20 · MIN
WS
14.0
2017-18 · MIN
Draft
Honors & awards
6×
All-Star Selection
2025, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2018, 2017
3×
All-NBA Team
2024, 2021, 2017
1×
NBA 3-Point Contest
2022
1×
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
2021
1×
NBA Skills Challenge
2016
1×
All-Rookie Team
2015
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
2015
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 32.0 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 54.2 | 34.1 | 81.1 | 22.5 | 8.3 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 83.2 | 25.9 | 12.7 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 21.3 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 54.5 | 42.1 | 85.8 | 24.9 | 14.0 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 77 | 77 | 33.1 | 24.4 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 51.8 | 40.0 | 83.6 | 26.3 | 10.4 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 35 | 35 | 33.9 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 50.8 | 41.2 | 79.6 | 26.5 | 5.1 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 50 | 50 | 33.8 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 48.6 | 38.7 | 85.9 | 23.1 | 5.4 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 74 | 74 | 33.5 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 52.9 | 41.0 | 82.2 | 24.1 | 10.3 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 29 | 29 | 33.0 | 20.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 49.5 | 36.6 | 87.4 | 18.8 | 2.7 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 62 | 62 | 32.7 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 50.4 | 41.6 | 87.3 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | NYK | 72 | 72 | 35.0 | 24.4 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 52.6 | 42.0 | 82.9 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | NYK | 75 | 75 | 31.0 | 20.1 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 50.1 | 36.8 | 85.8 | — | — |
A'ja Wilson
Center
22.2 career PPG
Nikola Jokic
Center · Denver Nuggets
22.0 career PPG
DeMarcus Cousins
Center · Denver Nuggets
19.1 career PPG
Joel Embiid
Center · Philadelphia 76ers
27.7 career PPG
Nikola Vucevic
Center · Chicago Bulls
17.5 career PPG
Born on November 15
About Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns Jr., also known by his initials KAT, is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Towns was named to the Dominican Republic national team as a 16-year-old. He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.