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Karl-Anthony Towns
Knicks · C-F · 30
Karl-Anthony Towns
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2025-26
Stephen Curry
Warriors · G · 38
Stephen Curry
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Karl-Anthony Towns vs Stephen Curry

9-8categories
Towns · Curry
TownsCurry
75Games
availability
43
31.0Minutes
per game
30.9
20.1Points
per game
26.6
11.9Rebounds
per game
3.6
3.0Assists
per game
4.7
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.5Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
50.1%Field goal %46.8%
36.8%Three-point %
4.1 vs 11.3 attempts
39.3%
85.8%Free throw %92.3%
61.9%True shooting
TS%
63.7%
25.1%Usage
USG%
30.8%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.5%
19.2%Rebound %
of available
5.7%
+7.0Net rating
on court
+2.8
15.4%PIE
player impact estimate
14.6%
+5.0Plus-minus
per game
+2.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Stephen Curry scored more in 2025-26, 6.5 points a game apart (26.6 vs 20.1), on Curry's heavier usage (30.8% vs 25.1%).

Curry is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.7% to 61.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Curry (4.7 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Towns played 32 more games (75 vs 43 of 82).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 per 100 possessions, against +2.8 for Curry; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Towns $57.1M through 2027-28, Curry $62.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
TownsCurry
49-26Record when playing24-19
20.4Points at home25.0
19.8Points on the road28.3
20.1Points in wins25.8
20.0Points in losses27.5
40Season high49
730-point games14
56Double-doubles3
Towns · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS2 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Jun 10 vs SAS13 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Jun 8 vs SAS11 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Jun 5 at SAS21 pts · 13 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Jun 3 at SAS18 pts · 12 reb · 4 ast
Curry · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC24 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC11 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC17 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU29 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Jan 30 vs DET23 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Towns · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28player option$61.0M
Curry · contract
2026-27$62.6M

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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).