Johnny Moore vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Johnny Moore, 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.

Johnny Moore and Karl-Anthony Towns both played 9 years in the NBA. Johnny Moore 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
Johnny Moore 9 5 1980-81 to 1989-90
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1980-812015-16
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Johnny Moore 82 19.2 7.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 4.5 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.0 6.3 .479 0.0 0.2 .053 1.3 2.1 .610
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 %
Johnny Moore 7 17.7 6.0 1.1 0.7 1.9 3.9 1.4 0.1 1.1 2.0 2.6 5.3 .486 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.1 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1981-822016-17
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Johnny Moore 79 29.0 9.4 0.8 2.7 3.5 9.6 2.1 0.2 2.2 3.2 3.9 8.4 .463 0.0 0.3 .048 1.5 2.3 .670
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 %
Johnny Moore 9 32.4 10.4 1.0 2.4 3.4 10.3 1.7 0.7 1.7 4.2 4.3 9.1 .476 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 3.0 .593
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1982-832017-18
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Johnny Moore 77 33.1 12.2 0.8 2.8 3.6 9.8 2.5 0.4 2.9 3.2 5.1 10.9 .468 0.1 0.3 .227 1.9 2.6 .744
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 %
Johnny Moore 11 37.6 22.5 0.7 3.5 4.3 14.6 2.5 0.3 2.5 3.7 9.5 17.9 .533 0.8 1.5 .529 2.5 3.2 .800
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
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1983-842018-19
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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 %
Johnny Moore 59 28.0 10.1 0.6 2.4 3.0 9.6 2.1 0.3 2.4 2.8 3.9 8.8 .446 0.5 1.5 .322 1.8 2.4 .755
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 %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1984-852019-20
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Johnny Moore 82 32.8 12.8 1.1 3.5 4.6 10.0 2.8 0.2 2.9 3.0 5.1 11.1 .457 0.3 1.1 .281 2.3 3.0 .762
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 %
Johnny Moore 5 33.6 13.2 2.6 3.4 6.0 8.4 2.0 0.4 3.2 3.4 5.0 10.8 .463 0.2 0.6 .333 3.0 4.6 .652
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1985-862020-21
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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 %
Johnny Moore 28 30.6 13.0 0.9 2.2 3.1 9.0 2.5 0.2 2.9 2.8 5.4 10.8 .495 0.1 0.8 .182 2.1 3.1 .686
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 %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1986-872021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Johnny Moore 55 22.4 8.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.5 1.5 0.1 1.9 1.8 3.6 8.1 .442 0.4 1.4 .278 1.0 1.3 .800
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 %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
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
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1987-882022-23
Team San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey NetsMinnesota 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 %
Johnny Moore 5 12.2 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
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: Johnny Moore didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 9
Johnny Moore Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1989-902023-24
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Johnny Moore 53 9.7 2.2 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.4 .373 0.2 0.6 .235 0.3 0.5 .593
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 %
Johnny Moore 9 9.6 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.7 .000 0.4 0.9 .500
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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