Andrew Toney vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Toney, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andrew Toney played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Andrew Toney had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Karl-Anthony Towns had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andrew Toney 8 6 1980-81 to 1987-88
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1980-812015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 75 23.6 12.9 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.6 0.8 0.1 2.9 3.1 5.3 10.7 .495 0.1 0.4 .310 2.1 3.0 .712
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 32.0 18.3 2.8 7.7 10.5 2.0 0.7 1.7 2.2 3.0 7.6 14.1 .542 0.4 1.1 .341 2.7 3.4 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 16 22.3 13.8 0.6 1.7 2.3 3.4 0.7 0.4 3.4 3.1 4.8 11.3 .428 0.1 0.6 .111 4.1 5.1 .815
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1981-822016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 77 24.8 16.5 0.6 1.2 1.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.8 3.5 6.6 12.7 .522 0.3 0.8 .424 2.9 4.0 .742
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 37.0 25.1 3.6 8.7 12.3 2.7 0.7 1.3 2.6 2.9 9.8 18.0 .542 1.2 3.4 .367 4.3 5.2 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 21 33.7 21.8 1.0 1.5 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.1 3.2 4.1 8.8 17.4 .507 0.2 0.7 .333 3.9 4.9 .796
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1982-832017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 81 30.5 19.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.5 1.0 0.2 3.3 3.1 7.7 15.4 .501 0.3 0.9 .289 4.0 5.1 .788
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 35.6 21.3 2.9 9.4 12.3 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.9 3.5 7.8 14.3 .545 1.5 3.5 .421 4.2 4.9 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 12 29.8 18.8 0.9 1.4 2.3 4.6 0.9 0.1 3.8 3.6 7.3 15.4 .470 0.0 0.4 .000 4.3 5.8 .754
Karl-Anthony Towns 5 34.0 15.2 3.0 10.4 13.4 2.2 0.4 1.0 2.4 2.8 5.6 12.0 .467 0.6 2.2 .273 3.4 4.6 .739

Season 4
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1983-842018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 78 32.8 20.4 0.7 1.7 2.5 4.8 0.9 0.3 3.8 3.2 7.6 14.4 .527 0.2 0.5 .316 5.0 6.0 .839
Karl-Anthony Towns 77 33.1 24.4 3.4 9.0 12.4 3.4 0.9 1.6 3.1 3.8 8.8 17.1 .518 1.8 4.6 .400 4.9 5.8 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 5 36.0 20.6 1.0 1.2 2.2 3.8 0.8 0.2 5.0 4.8 8.0 15.4 .519 0.0 1.0 .000 4.6 6.0 .767
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1984-852019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 70 32.0 17.8 0.5 2.0 2.5 5.2 0.9 0.3 3.2 3.0 6.4 13.1 .492 0.6 1.5 .371 4.4 5.1 .862
Karl-Anthony Towns 35 33.9 26.5 2.7 8.1 10.8 4.4 0.9 1.2 3.1 3.3 9.0 17.8 .508 3.3 7.9 .412 5.1 6.5 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 13 34.0 16.8 0.6 1.8 2.5 5.1 0.9 0.4 3.8 3.5 6.4 13.4 .477 0.5 1.1 .429 3.6 4.7 .770
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1985-862020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 6 14.0 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.3 1.8 6.0 .306 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.3 .375
Karl-Anthony Towns 50 33.8 24.8 2.7 7.9 10.6 4.5 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.7 8.5 17.5 .486 2.4 6.3 .387 5.3 6.2 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 52 20.3 10.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.6 0.3 0.2 2.2 1.5 3.8 8.4 .451 0.4 1.3 .328 2.6 3.2 .796
Karl-Anthony Towns 74 33.5 24.6 2.6 7.2 9.8 3.6 1.0 1.1 3.1 3.6 8.7 16.4 .529 2.0 4.9 .410 5.2 6.3 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 5 20.8 5.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 5.4 0.4 0.4 3.2 3.2 2.6 6.8 .382 0.0 0.6 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns 6 37.0 21.8 1.8 9.0 10.8 2.2 0.7 2.0 4.5 4.2 6.5 13.3 .488 1.7 3.7 .455 7.2 8.3 .860

Season 8
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney 29 18.0 7.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.7 0.4 0.2 1.7 1.2 2.5 5.9 .421 0.3 0.9 .333 2.0 2.5 .806
Karl-Anthony Towns 29 33.0 20.8 1.7 6.5 8.1 4.8 0.7 0.6 3.0 3.8 7.3 14.8 .495 2.1 5.7 .366 4.1 4.7 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 5 36.0 18.2 1.2 9.0 10.2 2.0 0.6 0.8 3.6 4.2 6.4 14.0 .457 1.2 4.8 .250 4.2 5.6 .750

Season 9
Andrew Toney Karl-Anthony Towns
Season -2023-24
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Timberwolves TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 62 32.7 21.8 1.5 6.8 8.3 3.0 0.7 0.7 2.9 3.3 7.7 15.3 .504 2.2 5.3 .416 4.1 4.7 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 10 31.7 18.4 2.0 7.0 9.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.7 3.8 6.7 13.1 .511 2.1 4.4 .477 2.9 3.6 .806
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