Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.0 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.2 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 329 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 198 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 39 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 11 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 21 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 18 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .473 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .333 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .825 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.