Campy Russell vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Campy Russell, 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.

Campy Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns both played 9 years in the NBA. Campy Russell had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Campy Russell 9 4 1974-75 to 1984-85
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1974-752015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Campy Russell 68 11.1 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 5.4 .411 - - - 1.8 2.4 .752
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1975-762016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Campy Russell 82 23.9 15.0 1.6 2.6 4.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 - 2.8 5.9 12.2 .482 - - - 3.2 4.2 .773
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 %
Campy Russell 13 25.2 13.6 1.9 3.5 5.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 - 3.9 5.0 12.4 .404 - - - 3.6 4.2 .855
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1976-772017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Campy Russell 70 30.1 16.5 2.1 3.9 6.0 2.7 1.0 0.3 - 2.8 6.2 14.3 .434 - - - 4.1 5.3 .778
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 %
Campy Russell 3 33.3 17.7 3.3 5.3 8.7 3.3 1.0 0.3 - 3.3 7.0 18.0 .389 - - - 3.7 5.0 .733
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

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1977-782018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Campy Russell 72 35.0 19.4 2.1 4.2 6.4 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.9 2.7 7.3 16.2 .448 - - - 4.9 6.5 .751
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 %
Campy Russell 2 44.0 27.5 3.5 4.0 7.5 5.5 1.5 0.5 5.0 4.5 9.5 19.5 .487 - - - 8.5 10.5 .810
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Campy Russell 74 38.6 21.9 2.0 4.8 6.8 4.7 1.3 0.3 3.5 3.0 8.1 17.1 .476 - - - 5.6 7.1 .797
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota 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 %
Campy Russell 41 32.5 18.2 1.9 3.6 5.5 4.2 1.8 0.5 3.6 2.8 6.9 15.4 .451 0.0 0.2 .111 4.3 5.8 .745
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1980-812021-22
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Campy Russell 79 36.3 16.4 1.4 3.1 4.5 3.3 1.3 0.1 2.7 3.1 6.4 13.9 .464 0.1 0.3 .308 3.4 4.3 .781
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 %
Campy Russell 2 44.5 23.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 2.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 7.5 17.0 .441 0.0 1.0 .000 8.0 8.5 .941
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

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1981-822022-23
Team New York KnicksMinnesota 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 %
Campy Russell 77 30.6 13.9 1.1 1.9 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.9 5.3 11.1 .478 0.3 0.7 .439 3.0 3.8 .776
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Campy Russell didn't play in 1982-83 and 1983-84.

Season 9

Campy Russell Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Campy Russell 3 8.0 2.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.0 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.0 .667
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 32.0 19.3 1.8 6.8 8.6 2.7 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.9 7.0 13.4 .521 2.3 4.4 .525 3.0 3.8 .794