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Bill Russell vs Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

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Info

Teams

Bill Russell Boston Celtics (1956-1969)
Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves (2015-Present)

Position

Bill Russell Center
Karl-Anthony Towns Center

Height

Bill Russell 6'10"
Karl-Anthony Towns 7'0"

Weight

Bill Russell 215
Karl-Anthony Towns 244

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Bill Russell 11 (1957, 1959-1966, 1968-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Finals Appearances

Bill Russell 12 (1957-1966, 1968-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Bill Russell 13 (1957-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018) Star

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Bill Russell Yes Inducted in 1975
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Number Retired

Bill Russell Yes Celtics #6
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Regular Season MVP

Bill Russell 5 (1958, 1961-1963, 1965) StarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA First Team

Bill Russell 3 (1959, 1963, 1965) StarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Star Games

Bill Russell 12 (1958-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018) Star

Rookie of the Year

Bill Russell No
Karl-Anthony Towns Yes (2016)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Bill Russell 8 (1958, 1960-1962, 1964, 1966-1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Defensive Player of the Year

Bill Russell 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Defensive First Team

Bill Russell 1 (1969) Star
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Scoring Leader

Bill Russell 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Rebound Leader

Bill Russell 4 (1958-1959, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Assist Leader

Bill Russell 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 963
Karl-Anthony Towns 280

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 42.3
Karl-Anthony Towns 34.7

Points

Bill Russell 14,522
Karl-Anthony Towns 6,017

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 4,100
Karl-Anthony Towns 671

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 21,620
Karl-Anthony Towns 3,272

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 5,687
Karl-Anthony Towns 2,322

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 3,148
Karl-Anthony Towns 1,062

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 5,614
Karl-Anthony Towns 1,267

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 15.1
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.5

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 4.3
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.4

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 22.5
Karl-Anthony Towns 11.7

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .440%
Karl-Anthony Towns .536%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .561%
Karl-Anthony Towns .838%

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .471%
Karl-Anthony Towns .615%

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 165
Karl-Anthony Towns 5

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 45.4
Karl-Anthony Towns 34.0

Points

Bill Russell 2,673
Karl-Anthony Towns 76

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 770
Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 4,104
Karl-Anthony Towns 67

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 1,003
Karl-Anthony Towns 28

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 667
Karl-Anthony Towns 17

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 1,106
Karl-Anthony Towns 23

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 16.2
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 4.7
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 24.9
Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .430%
Karl-Anthony Towns .467%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .603%
Karl-Anthony Towns .739%

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .474%
Karl-Anthony Towns .542%

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 81 (1966-67)
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 (2017-18)

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 45.2 (1961-62)
Karl-Anthony Towns 37.0 (2016-17)

Points

Bill Russell 1436 (1961-62)
Karl-Anthony Towns 2061 (2016-17)

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 472 (1966-67)
Karl-Anthony Towns 220 (2016-17)

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 1930 (1963-64)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1012 (2017-18)

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 575 (1961-62)
Karl-Anthony Towns 802 (2016-17)

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 287 (1962-63)
Karl-Anthony Towns 356 (2016-17)

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 517 (1962-63)
Karl-Anthony Towns 428 (2016-17)

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 18.9 (1961-62)
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1 (2016-17)

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 5.8 (1966-67)
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.7 (2018-19)

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 24.7 (1963-64)
Karl-Anthony Towns 12.3 (2017-18)

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .467% (1959-60)
Karl-Anthony Towns .545% (2017-18)

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .612% (1959-60)
Karl-Anthony Towns .858% (2017-18)

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .500% (1966-67)
Karl-Anthony Towns .646% (2017-18)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Bill Russell Boston Celtics (1956-1969)
Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves (2015-Present)

Position

Bill Russell Center
Karl-Anthony Towns Center

Height

Bill Russell 6'10"
Karl-Anthony Towns 7'0"

Weight

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Finals Appearances

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Bill Russell 13 (1957-1969)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Bill Russell Yes Inducted in 1975
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Number Retired

Bill Russell Yes Celtics #6
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Regular Season MVP

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

All-NBA First Team

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

All-Star Games

Bill Russell 12 (1958-1969)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018)

Rookie of the Year

Bill Russell No
Karl-Anthony Towns Yes (2016)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Defensive Player of the Year

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

All-Defensive First Team

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Scoring Leader

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Rebound Leader

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Assist Leader

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Points

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Points

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell Karl-Anthony Towns

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