Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jay Vincent Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jay Vincent 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 and Jay Vincent both played 9 years in the NBA. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jay Vincent had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Jay Vincent 9 6 1981-82 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2015-161981-82
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
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
Jay Vincent 81 32.4 21.4 2.2 4.7 7.0 2.2 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.8 8.9 17.9 .497 0.0 0.0 .250 3.6 5.0 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2016-171982-83
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
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
Jay Vincent 81 33.7 18.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 2.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 3.6 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.2 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2017-181983-84
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent 61 23.3 11.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.9 2.6 4.1 9.5 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .781
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
Jay Vincent 10 35.3 15.2 2.9 4.1 7.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 2.5 3.6 4.8 12.4 .387 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 6.2 .903

Season 4
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2018-191984-85
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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
Jay Vincent 79 32.2 18.2 2.3 6.6 8.9 2.1 0.6 0.3 2.2 2.9 6.9 14.4 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.3 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 4 33.5 15.5 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.8 1.5 0.8 2.8 4.0 5.0 14.0 .357 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 7.3 .759

Season 5
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2019-201985-86
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent 80 24.9 13.8 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.4 5.5 11.5 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.4 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 10 20.4 10.6 1.5 2.4 3.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.7 1.9 3.8 9.9 .384 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.4 .882

Season 6
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2020-211986-87
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 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
Jay Vincent 51 27.2 13.3 1.4 2.8 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.5 5.4 12.0 .447 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.3 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 3 24.0 10.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.7 10.0 .367 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 7
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West 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
Jay Vincent 73 24.0 15.4 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.7 6.1 13.1 .466 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 3.9 .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
Jay Vincent 8 25.0 17.5 1.3 3.4 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.8 3.1 6.6 13.0 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.0 .850

Season 8
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 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
Jay Vincent 29 22.3 8.6 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.4 2.2 3.6 8.9 .405 0.0 0.1 .333 1.4 2.1 .667
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Karl-Anthony Towns Jay Vincent
Season 2023-241989-90
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBDLakers Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent 41 11.2 5.2 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 4.5 .470 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 1.2 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns 13 32.0 18.3 2.2 6.8 8.9 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.6 3.6 6.5 13.9 .470 1.9 4.9 .391 3.3 3.9 .843
Jay Vincent 3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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