Karl Malone vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes and Karl Malone 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 Malone

vs.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Linton Townes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Linton Townes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Linton Townes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Linton Townes 7

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Linton Townes 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)