Don Ohl vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Don Ohl, 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.

Don Ohl played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Don Ohl had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, 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
Don Ohl 10 7 1960-61 to 1969-70
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1960-612015-16
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Don Ohl 79 27.5 13.3 - - 3.2 3.4 - - - 2.8 5.4 13.7 .394 - - - 2.5 3.5 .719
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 %
Don Ohl 5 26.0 12.6 - - 3.8 2.8 - - - 2.6 5.0 15.6 .321 - - - 2.6 3.8 .684
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1961-622016-17
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Don Ohl 77 32.8 17.0 - - 3.5 3.2 - - - 2.2 7.2 16.2 .444 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
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 %
Don Ohl 8 39.6 20.5 - - 3.4 3.1 - - - 2.8 8.9 21.4 .415 - - - 2.8 3.4 .815
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1962-632017-18
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Don Ohl 80 37.0 19.3 - - 3.0 4.1 - - - 2.9 8.0 18.1 .439 - - - 3.4 4.8 .724
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 %
Don Ohl 4 38.8 21.3 - - 3.0 4.8 - - - 4.5 8.3 20.8 .398 - - - 4.8 5.5 .864
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

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1963-642018-19
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Don Ohl 71 33.3 17.3 - - 2.5 3.2 - - - 3.1 7.0 17.2 .408 - - - 3.2 4.7 .680
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 %
Don Ohl ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1964-652019-20
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Don Ohl 77 36.6 18.4 - - 4.4 3.2 - - - 3.6 7.4 16.8 .438 - - - 3.7 5.0 .732
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 %
Don Ohl 10 43.2 26.1 - - 6.4 2.7 - - - 4.6 10.0 20.8 .481 - - - 6.1 7.8 .782
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1965-662020-21
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Don Ohl 73 36.2 20.6 - - 3.8 4.0 - - - 2.8 8.1 18.3 .445 - - - 4.3 5.9 .735
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 %
Don Ohl 3 37.0 26.7 - - 4.7 2.7 - - - 4.3 11.3 22.3 .507 - - - 4.0 5.3 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1966-672021-22
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Don Ohl 58 34.9 20.3 - - 3.3 2.9 - - - 2.6 7.8 17.3 .451 - - - 4.8 6.1 .780
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 %
Don Ohl ------- --- ----------
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

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1967-682022-23
Team Baltimore Bullets, St. Louis HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Don Ohl 70 27.4 14.0 - - 2.5 2.2 - - - 2.6 5.6 12.7 .441 - - - 2.8 3.6 .776
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 %
Don Ohl 6 23.8 11.5 - - 2.0 3.5 - - - 2.8 4.5 9.3 .482 - - - 2.5 3.7 .682
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

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1968-692023-24
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsTimberwolves Lost West 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 %
Don Ohl 76 26.3 12.1 - - 2.2 2.9 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.9 .427 - - - 1.9 2.7 .707
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 %
Don Ohl 11 17.6 6.6 - - 1.2 1.5 - - - 2.3 2.7 7.8 .349 - - - 1.2 2.0 .591
Karl-Anthony Towns 16 32.6 19.1 2.2 6.8 9.0 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.7 3.4 6.8 14.5 .466 1.9 5.2 .361 3.7 4.3 .855

Season 10

Don Ohl Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1969-70-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Don Ohl 66 14.9 6.2 - - 1.1 1.5 - - - 1.7 2.7 5.6 .473 - - - 0.9 1.1 .806
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Ohl ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------