Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Corliss Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Corliss Williamson and Karl-Anthony Towns, 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns played 9 years in the NBA, 3 less than Corliss Williamson, who played 12. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Corliss Williamson had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24
Corliss Williamson 12 8 1995-96 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2015-161995-96
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
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
Corliss Williamson 53 11.5 5.6 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.4 2.2 2.4 5.1 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.6 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson 1 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2016-171996-97
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
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 %
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
Corliss Williamson 79 25.2 11.6 1.8 2.4 4.1 1.6 0.8 0.6 2.0 3.3 4.7 9.4 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.2 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2017-181997-98
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
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
Corliss Williamson 79 35.7 17.7 2.1 3.6 5.6 2.9 1.0 0.6 2.5 3.2 7.1 14.4 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 5.6 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Corliss Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2018-191998-99
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
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
Corliss Williamson 50 27.5 13.2 1.7 2.4 4.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.4 5.4 11.1 .485 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 3.8 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson 5 26.0 10.6 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.6 4.6 8.0 .575 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .700

Season 5

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2019-201999-00
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
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
Corliss Williamson 76 22.5 10.3 1.6 2.2 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.5 4.1 8.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.8 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson 5 17.6 6.6 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.6 2.2 3.2 .688 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 6

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2020-212000-01
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesToronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons
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 %
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
Corliss Williamson 69 24.4 11.6 1.6 3.1 4.7 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.7 4.7 9.4 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.4 .637
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2021-222001-02
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Corliss Williamson 78 21.8 13.6 1.5 2.6 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.8 2.9 5.3 10.3 .510 0.0 0.1 .200 3.1 3.8 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Corliss Williamson 10 27.0 13.3 1.9 3.4 5.3 1.0 0.9 0.2 2.2 3.1 5.2 11.2 .464 0.0 0.2 .000 2.9 3.8 .763

Season 8

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2022-232002-03
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Corliss Williamson 82 25.1 12.0 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.9 4.6 10.1 .453 0.0 0.1 .182 2.9 3.7 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Corliss Williamson 15 15.6 7.8 0.9 1.3 2.2 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.3 2.5 2.5 6.0 .411 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.9 .741

Season 9

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season 2023-242003-04
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBDNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Corliss Williamson 79 19.9 9.5 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.4 2.6 3.8 7.6 .505 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.5 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Corliss Williamson 22 14.9 5.7 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 2.7 2.0 5.5 .364 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .809

Season 10

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season -2004-05
Team -Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson 72 21.2 10.3 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.2 1.2 3.0 3.8 8.1 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.4 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson 5 8.0 5.2 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.2 1.2 3.2 .375 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.6 .778

Season 11

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season -2005-06
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson 37 9.8 3.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.2 2.8 .417 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.0 1.3 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson 3 3.7 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 12

Karl-Anthony Towns Corliss Williamson
Season -2006-07
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson 68 19.7 9.1 0.9 2.3 3.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.4 2.7 3.5 6.8 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.0 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Corliss Williamson ------- --- ----------