Karl-Anthony Towns vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Karl-Anthony Towns 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

Karl-Anthony Towns

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 4 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 4 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Karl-Anthony Towns 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 2 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Karl-Anthony Towns 0 George Yardley 1

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 375 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 221 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 44 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 11 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 21 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 20 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .483 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .378 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .815 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) George Yardley - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.