Linton Townes vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Linton Townes that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Linton Townes

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linton Townes 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Linton Townes 3 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Linton Townes 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Linton Townes 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linton Townes 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Rookie of The Year Linton Townes 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Townes 4.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.5 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Townes 257 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Linton Townes 67 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Linton Townes 32 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Linton Townes 20 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Linton Townes 7 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Linton Townes 60 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Townes .440 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Linton Townes .360 Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Linton Townes .750 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Townes 4.5 (1983) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.2 (1983) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.6 (1983) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.3 (1983) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.5 (1984) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Townes 5.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 0.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.6

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.4

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Townes 41 Karl-Anthony Towns 505

Total Rebounds Linton Townes 6 Karl-Anthony Towns 285

Total Assists Linton Townes 5 Karl-Anthony Towns 65

Total Steals Linton Townes 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 17

Total Blocks Linton Townes 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 24

Total Games Linton Townes 8 Karl-Anthony Towns 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Townes .486 Karl-Anthony Towns .490

3-Point Percentage Linton Townes .250 Karl-Anthony Towns .383

Free Throw Percentage Linton Townes .857 Karl-Anthony Towns .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Townes 5.5 (1983) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.5 (1985) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.8 (1983) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 (1985) Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 (1985) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)