Paul Mokeski vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Paul Mokeski, 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.

Paul Mokeski played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Paul Mokeski had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Paul Mokeski	12	9	1979-80 to 1990-91
Karl-Anthony Towns	9	4	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1979-80	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Paul Mokeski	12	9.4	2.4	1.2	1.3	2.4	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.8	2.0	0.9	2.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.778
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		%
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1980-81	2016-17
Team	Detroit Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Paul Mokeski	80	22.7	7.1	1.8	3.5	5.2	1.7	0.5	0.9	2.0	3.3	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.5	.600
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		%
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1981-82	2017-18
Team	Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves 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		%
Paul Mokeski	67	13.0	3.2	0.9	2.2	3.1	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.8	2.6	1.3	2.9	.435	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.762
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		%
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1982-83	2018-19
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Paul Mokeski	73	15.5	3.9	1.0	2.5	3.6	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.9	3.1	1.6	3.6	.458	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.735
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		%
Paul Mokeski	4	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1983-84	2019-20
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Paul Mokeski	68	12.3	3.8	0.8	1.7	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.6	2.5	1.5	3.1	.479	0.0	0.0	.333	0.7	1.1	.694
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		%
Paul Mokeski	16	20.1	6.1	1.3	4.3	5.5	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	3.9	2.1	3.9	.540	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.8	.667
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1984-85	2020-21
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Paul Mokeski	79	20.1	6.2	1.4	3.8	5.2	1.3	0.4	0.4	1.1	3.4	2.6	5.4	.478	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.5	.698
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		%
Paul Mokeski	8	19.3	5.5	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.5	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.5	2.0	4.5	.444	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1985-86	2021-22
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Timberwolves 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		%
Paul Mokeski	45	11.6	3.2	0.8	2.3	3.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.6	2.0	1.3	3.1	.424	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.735
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		%
Paul Mokeski	14	7.2	2.4	0.4	1.4	1.7	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.9	1.0	1.9	.519	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.6	.667
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
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1986-87	2022-23
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Timberwolves 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		%
Paul Mokeski	62	10.1	2.4	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.4	2.0	0.8	2.1	.403	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.0	.719
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		%
Paul Mokeski	12	8.9	2.3	1.0	1.4	2.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.8	0.7	1.8	.364	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	1.3	.800
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
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1987-88	2023-24
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Paul Mokeski	60	14.1	4.2	1.2	2.5	3.7	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.8	3.2	1.7	3.5	.476	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.2	.708
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		%
Paul Mokeski	4	10.0	3.5	1.3	1.0	2.3	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.5	.357	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.5	.667
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


Season 10
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1988-89	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Paul Mokeski	74	9.3	2.2	0.9	1.7	2.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.5	2.1	0.8	2.2	.360	0.1	0.4	.269	0.5	0.7	.784
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Mokeski	5	12.2	4.6	1.6	1.8	3.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	3.2	1.6	2.8	.571	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.2	1.6	.750
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1989-90	-
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers 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		%
Paul Mokeski	38	11.8	4.0	0.7	1.9	2.6	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.7	2.0	1.7	3.9	.420	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.694
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Mokeski	3	3.3	1.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Paul Mokeski	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1990-91	-
Team	Golden State Warriors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors 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		%
Paul Mokeski	36	7.1	1.6	0.6	1.3	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.6	0.6	1.6	.356	0.1	0.3	.333	0.3	0.4	.800
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Mokeski	3	2.7	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Paul Mokeski vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12