Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Linton Townes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Linton Townes 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Linton Townes 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Linton Townes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Linton Townes 7

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Linton Townes 0

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)