Wesley Johnson vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Wesley Johnson, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Wesley Johnson and Karl-Anthony Towns both played 9 years in the NBA. Wesley Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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
Wesley Johnson 9 2 2010-11 to 2018-19
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2010-112015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Wesley Johnson 79 26.2 9.0 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.1 3.4 8.6 .397 1.3 3.7 .356 0.8 1.2 .696
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2011-122016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota 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 %
Wesley Johnson 65 22.6 6.0 0.4 2.4 2.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.8 2.4 6.1 .398 0.8 2.6 .314 0.4 0.5 .706
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2012-132017-18
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota 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 %
Wesley Johnson 50 19.1 8.0 0.4 2.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.2 7.9 .407 1.0 3.1 .323 0.5 0.7 .771
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota 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 %
Wesley Johnson 79 28.4 9.1 0.9 3.5 4.4 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.1 2.6 3.5 8.2 .425 1.3 3.4 .369 0.8 1.0 .792
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota 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 %
Wesley Johnson 76 29.5 9.9 0.9 3.3 4.2 1.6 0.8 0.6 1.1 2.1 3.8 9.1 .414 1.2 3.4 .351 1.2 1.5 .804
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Wesley Johnson 80 20.8 6.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.7 2.2 2.6 6.4 .404 1.3 3.9 .333 0.4 0.6 .652
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 %
Wesley Johnson 6 12.8 2.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.8 2.3 .357 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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 %
Wesley Johnson 68 11.9 2.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.1 2.9 .365 0.4 1.7 .246 0.2 0.3 .647
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 %
Wesley Johnson 3 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
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
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota 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 %
Wesley Johnson 74 20.1 5.4 0.4 2.5 2.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 2.0 2.0 5.0 .408 0.8 2.4 .339 0.6 0.8 .741
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Wesley Johnson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2018-192023-24
Team New Orleans Pelicans, 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 %
Wesley Johnson 38 14.1 3.4 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.7 1.2 3.4 .352 0.7 2.0 .329 0.3 0.5 .684
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 8 31.3 18.9 1.9 7.0 8.9 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.8 3.9 6.6 12.8 .520 2.4 4.4 .543 3.3 4.0 .813
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