Terry Davis vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Terry Davis, 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.

Terry Davis played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Terry Davis had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Terry Davis 10 0 1989-90 to 2000-01
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1989-902015-16
Team Miami HeatMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 63 14.0 4.7 1.5 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 2.7 1.9 4.2 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.4 .621
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1990-912016-17
Team Miami HeatMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 55 18.1 5.5 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.3 2.1 4.3 .487 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 2.3 .556
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1991-922017-18
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 68 31.6 10.2 3.4 6.5 9.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.7 3.0 3.8 7.8 .482 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.2 .635
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
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
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1992-932018-19
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 75 32.8 12.7 3.5 5.9 9.3 0.9 0.5 0.4 2.1 2.7 5.2 11.5 .455 0.0 0.1 .250 2.2 3.7 .594
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1993-942019-20
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 15 19.1 3.7 2.0 2.9 4.9 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.8 1.6 3.9 .407 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1994-952020-21
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 46 12.6 3.0 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.7 1.1 2.5 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.4 .636
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1995-962021-22
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 28 17.9 4.9 1.5 2.6 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 2.0 3.9 .509 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .574
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Terry Davis didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 8
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1997-982022-23
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 74 23.0 4.4 2.8 3.7 6.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.6 1.7 3.5 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .580
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
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
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1998-992023-24
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota 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 %
Terry Davis 37 15.6 3.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.1 1.3 2.5 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .737
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 %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Terry Davis didn't play in 1999-00.

Season 10
Terry Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2000-01-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Terry Davis 19 12.0 1.7 1.3 1.5 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.8 0.6 1.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.2 .409
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Davis ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
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