Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom 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.

Tom Van Arsdale

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Tom Van Arsdale 0

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

Honors and Awards

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 Tom Van Arsdale .431

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.5 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 395 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 225 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 47 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 11 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 21 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 21 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .489 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .385 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .805 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) Tom Van Arsdale - *

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.