Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 2 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 18.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 11.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 298 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 183 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 34 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 21 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .471 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .802 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.