George Karl vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

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

George Karl

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists George Karl 51 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals George Karl 11 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games George Karl 33 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

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

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 395

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 225

Total Assists George Karl 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 47

Total Steals George Karl 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games George Karl 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Karl-Anthony Towns .489

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .385

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Karl-Anthony Towns .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.