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Karl-Anthony Towns
Knicks · C-F · 30
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Karl-Anthony Towns vs Trey Murphy III

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Towns · Murphy III
Karl-Anthony Towns
Towns
Knicks
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
75
Games
availability
66
31.0
Minutes
per game
35.5
20.1
Points
per game
21.5
11.9
Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.0
Assists
per game
3.8
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
50.1%
Field goal %
47.0%
36.8%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
85.8%
Free throw %
88.6%
61.9%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
25.1%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
14.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
19.2%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+7.0
Net rating
on court
-3.6
15.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+5.0
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Trey Murphy III scored more in 2025-26, 1.4 points a game apart (21.5 vs 20.1), on Towns's heavier usage (25.1% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.9% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Murphy III (3.8 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 5.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Towns played 9 more games (75 vs 66 of 82).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Towns
2025-26
Murphy III
49-26
Record when playing
21-45
20.4
Points at home
22.1
19.8
Points on the road
20.9
20.1
Points in wins
22.1
20.0
Points in losses
21.2
40
Season high
44
7
30-point games
10
56
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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Towns · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI19 pts · 12 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR13 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN11 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS8 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI5 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Towns · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28player option$61.0M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

More comparisons

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Murphy III vs
Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James
Towns vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Desmond Bane
Murphy III vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).