Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Linton Townes 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Linton Townes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Linton Townes 7

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Linton Townes 0

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)