Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Linton Townes 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Linton Townes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Linton Townes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Linton Townes 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Linton Townes 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Linton Townes 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Linton Townes 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Linton Townes 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Linton Townes 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Linton Townes 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.