Pat Riley vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Rookie of The Year Pat Riley 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Karl-Anthony Towns 375

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Karl-Anthony Towns 221

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Karl-Anthony Towns 44

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Karl-Anthony Towns 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Karl-Anthony Towns .483

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .378

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Karl-Anthony Towns .815

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

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, this player has no data for the stat.