Joel Embiid vs Karl-Anthony Towns
Embiid · Towns
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveJoel Embiid scored more in 2025-26, 6.8 points a game apart (26.9 vs 20.1), on Embiid's heavier usage (33.6% vs 25.1%).
Towns is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.9% to 60.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Embiid (3.9 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 7.7 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Towns played 37 more games (75 vs 38 of 82).
With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 per 100 possessions, against +5.8 for Embiid; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Embiid $58.1M through 2028-29, Towns $57.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logs| Embiid | Towns | |
|---|---|---|
| 24-14 | Record when playing | 49-26 |
| 27.6 | Points at home | 20.4 |
| 25.9 | Points on the road | 19.8 |
| 27.0 | Points in wins | 20.1 |
| 26.6 | Points in losses | 20.0 |
| 40 | Season high | 40 |
| 14 | 30-point games | 7 |
| 10 | Double-doubles | 56 |
Last games & contracts
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pick any two players →Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).