Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Elston Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elston Turner 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.

Elston Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Elston Turner 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 Elston Turner 8

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Elston Turner 6

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Elston Turner 0

Honors and Awards

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

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 Elston Turner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 Elston Turner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 Elston Turner 2.7

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Elston Turner 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Elston Turner 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 Elston Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 Elston Turner 2,397

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 Elston Turner 1,375

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 Elston Turner 914

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 Elston Turner 442

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 Elston Turner 27

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 Elston Turner 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 Elston Turner .432

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 Elston Turner .152

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Elston Turner .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Elston Turner 8.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) Elston Turner 3.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Elston Turner 2.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) Elston Turner 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Elston Turner 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 19.2 Elston Turner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 Elston Turner 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 Elston Turner 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.5 Elston Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 Elston Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 422 Elston Turner 218

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 237 Elston Turner 130

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 48 Elston Turner 86

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 12 Elston Turner 33

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 23 Elston Turner 2

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 22 Elston Turner 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .498 Elston Turner .485

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 Elston Turner .750

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .811 Elston Turner .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Elston Turner 7.6 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Elston Turner 4.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.3 (2024) Elston Turner 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022) Elston Turner 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Elston Turner 0.1 (1984)