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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

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Info

Teams

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks (1969-1975), Los Angeles Lakers (1975-1989)
Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves (2015-Present)

Position

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center
Karl-Anthony Towns Center

Height

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7'2"
Karl-Anthony Towns 7'0"

Weight

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 225
Karl-Anthony Towns 244

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-1988) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Finals Appearances

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 (1971, 1974, 1980, 1982-1985, 1987-1989) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 (1971, 1985) StarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 (1970-1974, 1977-1989) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018) Star

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Yes Inducted in 1995
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Number Retired

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Yes Lakers and Bucks #33
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Regular Season MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 (1971-1972, 1974, 1976-1977, 1980) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 (1971-1974, 1976-1977, 1980-1981, 1984, 1986) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Star Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 (1970-1977, 1979-1989) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018) Star

Rookie of the Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Yes (1970)
Karl-Anthony Towns Yes (2016)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 (1970, 1978-1979, 1983, 1985) StarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Defensive Player of the Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Defensive First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 (1974-1975, 1979-1981) StarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Scoring Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 (1971-1972) StarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Rebound Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 (1976) Star
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Assist Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Steals Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 (1975-1976, 1979-1980) StarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Karl-Anthony Towns 280

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36.8
Karl-Anthony Towns 34.7

Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Karl-Anthony Towns 6,017

Assists (Ast)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Karl-Anthony Towns 671

Steals (Stl)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
Karl-Anthony Towns 207

Blocks (Blk)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
Karl-Anthony Towns 413

Rebounds (Reb)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Karl-Anthony Towns 3,272

Field Goals Made (FG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15,837
Karl-Anthony Towns 2,322

Free Throw Made (FT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6,712
Karl-Anthony Towns 1,062

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9,304
Karl-Anthony Towns 1,267

Three Pointers (3PT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Karl-Anthony Towns 311

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18
Karl-Anthony Towns 803

Points Per Game (PPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.5

Assists Per Game (APG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.4

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Karl-Anthony Towns 11.7

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.0
Karl-Anthony Towns 1.5

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.7
Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559%
Karl-Anthony Towns .536%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721%
Karl-Anthony Towns .838%

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056%
Karl-Anthony Towns .387%

Turnovers

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,527
Karl-Anthony Towns 658

True Shooting Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .592%
Karl-Anthony Towns .615%

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Karl-Anthony Towns 5

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37.3
Karl-Anthony Towns 34.0

Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Karl-Anthony Towns 76

Assists (Ast)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Steals (Stl)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Blocks (Blk)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
Karl-Anthony Towns 5

Rebounds (Reb)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Karl-Anthony Towns 67

Field Goals Made (FG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,356
Karl-Anthony Towns 28

Free Throw Made (FT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,050
Karl-Anthony Towns 17

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,419
Karl-Anthony Towns 23

Three Pointers (3PT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4
Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Points Per Game (PPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2

Assists Per Game (APG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.0
Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.8
Karl-Anthony Towns 0.4

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533%
Karl-Anthony Towns .467%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740%
Karl-Anthony Towns .739%

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0%
Karl-Anthony Towns .273%

Turnovers

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 447
Karl-Anthony Towns 12

True Shooting Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .571%
Karl-Anthony Towns .542%

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 82 (1979-80)
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 (2017-18)

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 44.2 (1971-72)
Karl-Anthony Towns 37.0 (2016-17)

Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2822 (1971-72)
Karl-Anthony Towns 2061 (2016-17)

Assists (Ast)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 431 (1978-79)
Karl-Anthony Towns 220 (2016-17)

Steals (Stl)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 119 (1975-76)
Karl-Anthony Towns 64 (2017-18)

Blocks (Blk)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 338 (1975-76)
Karl-Anthony Towns 138 (2015-16)

Rebounds (Reb)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1383 (1975-76)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1012 (2017-18)

Field Goals Made (FG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1159 (1971-72)
Karl-Anthony Towns 802 (2016-17)

Free Throw Made (FT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 504 (1971-72)
Karl-Anthony Towns 356 (2016-17)

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 743 (1969-70)
Karl-Anthony Towns 428 (2016-17)

Three Pointers (3PT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 (1986-87)
Karl-Anthony Towns 120 (2017-18)

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3 (1988-89)
Karl-Anthony Towns 285 (2017-18)

Points Per Game (PPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1971-72)
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1 (2016-17)

Assists Per Game (APG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1978-79)
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.7 (2018-19)

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1975-76)
Karl-Anthony Towns 12.3 (2017-18)

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1975-76)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2018-19)

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977-78)
Karl-Anthony Towns 0.9 (2018-19)

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .604% (1979-80)
Karl-Anthony Towns .545% (2017-18)

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .783% (1977-78)
Karl-Anthony Towns .858% (2017-18)

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .333% (1976-77)
Karl-Anthony Towns .421% (2017-18)

Turnovers

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0 (1976-77)
Karl-Anthony Towns 104 (2018-19)

True Shooting Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .639% (1979-80)
Karl-Anthony Towns .646% (2017-18)

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Info

Teams

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks (1969-1975), Los Angeles Lakers (1975-1989)
Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves (2015-Present)

Position

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center
Karl-Anthony Towns Center

Height

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7'2"
Karl-Anthony Towns 7'0"

Weight

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Finals Appearances

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 (1970-1974, 1977-1989)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Yes Inducted in 1995
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Number Retired

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Yes Lakers and Bucks #33
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Regular Season MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

All-NBA First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

All-Star Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 (1970-1977, 1979-1989)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018)

Rookie of the Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Yes (1970)
Karl-Anthony Towns Yes (2016)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Defensive Player of the Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

All-Defensive First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Scoring Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Rebound Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Assist Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Steals Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists (Ast)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Steals (Stl)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Blocks (Blk)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds (Reb)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goals Made (FG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Made (FT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Pointers (3PT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Points Per Game (PPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists Per Game (APG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Turnovers

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

True Shooting Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists (Ast)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Steals (Stl)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Blocks (Blk)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds (Reb)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goals Made (FG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Made (FT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Pointers (3PT)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Points Per Game (PPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists Per Game (APG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

Turnovers

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

True Shooting Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl-Anthony Towns

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