Bob Rule vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Bob Rule 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 5

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 3

Rookie of The Year Bob Rule 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule 17.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Karl-Anthony Towns 15,038

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Karl-Anthony Towns 7,238

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Karl-Anthony Towns 2,063

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Karl-Anthony Towns 528

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Karl-Anthony Towns 780

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Karl-Anthony Towns 653

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Karl-Anthony Towns .523

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .400

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.8 (2025)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 989

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 536

Total Assists Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 100

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Karl-Anthony Towns 34

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Karl-Anthony Towns 36

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns .476

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .350

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns .831

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.