Rickey Green vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Rickey Green 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

Rickey Green

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rickey Green 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Rickey Green 14 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Rickey Green 8 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Rickey Green 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rickey Green 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Steals Leader Rickey Green 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Rookie of The Year Rickey Green 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 9.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.5 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 8,870 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 1,819 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Rickey Green 5,221 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Rickey Green 1,348 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Rickey Green 51 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Rickey Green 946 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .469 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .207 * Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .807 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 14.8 (1982) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.0 (1982) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.2 (1984) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 2.8 (1983) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.2 (1984) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 8.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.5

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.4

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 0.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 485 Karl-Anthony Towns 482

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 105 Karl-Anthony Towns 273

Total Assists Rickey Green 294 Karl-Anthony Towns 63

Total Steals Rickey Green 50 Karl-Anthony Towns 15

Total Blocks Rickey Green 4 Karl-Anthony Towns 23

Total Games Rickey Green 55 Karl-Anthony Towns 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .455 Karl-Anthony Towns .487

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .350 * Karl-Anthony Towns .396

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .847 Karl-Anthony Towns .803

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 15.0 (1985) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.1 (1984) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.5 (1986) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.7 (1984) Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.4 (1984) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.