Eldridge Recasner vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Eldridge Recasner, 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.

Eldridge Recasner played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Eldridge Recasner had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Eldridge Recasner 8 4 1994-95 to 2001-02
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1994-952015-16
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 3 4.3 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000
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 %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1995-962016-17
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 63 20.2 6.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 5.7 .415 1.3 3.0 .424 0.9 1.0 .864
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 %
Eldridge Recasner 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 71 17.0 5.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.1 4.9 .423 0.8 2.0 .414 0.7 0.8 .879
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 %
Eldridge Recasner 10 12.1 3.1 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.6 .423 0.4 1.1 .364 0.5 0.8 .625
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
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 59 24.6 9.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.5 1.6 3.5 7.7 .456 1.1 2.5 .419 1.3 1.3 .937
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 %
Eldridge Recasner 4 22.5 7.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.5 6.3 .400 1.8 3.0 .583 0.5 0.5 1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 44 16.1 5.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 4.2 .446 0.5 1.4 .400 0.8 0.9 .872
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 %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 7 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 .429 0.1 0.6 .250 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 43 9.4 2.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.7 .333 0.3 0.9 .333 0.3 0.4 .778
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 %
Eldridge Recasner 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
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
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Charlotte Hornets, 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 6 5.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
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 %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
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
Eldridge Recasner Karl-Anthony Towns
Season -2023-24
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -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 %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
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 %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 14 32.5 18.0 2.1 7.0 9.1 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.5 3.5 6.4 14.2 .452 1.8 5.1 .347 3.4 4.0 .839
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