John Salley vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and John Salley 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

John Salley

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Salley 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Rookie of The Year John Salley 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 7.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists John Salley 916 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals John Salley 451 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games John Salley 748 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Karl-Anthony Towns 375

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Karl-Anthony Towns 221

Total Assists John Salley 104 Karl-Anthony Towns 44

Total Steals John Salley 49 Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games John Salley 134 Karl-Anthony Towns 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Karl-Anthony Towns .483

3-Point Percentage John Salley .000 Karl-Anthony Towns .378

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Karl-Anthony Towns .815

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)