John Mengelt vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and John Mengelt, 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.

John Mengelt played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. John Mengelt had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, 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
John Mengelt 10 4 1971-72 to 1980-81
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Cincinnati RoyalsMinnesota 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 %
John Mengelt 78 18.4 10.0 - - 1.9 1.9 - - - 2.1 3.7 7.8 .474 - - - 2.7 3.2 .825
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 %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Detroit PistonsMinnesota 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 %
John Mengelt 79 20.8 9.7 - - 2.3 1.9 - - - 1.9 4.1 8.2 .492 - - - 1.6 2.0 .794
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 %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
John Mengelt 77 20.2 8.8 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.1 - 2.1 3.2 7.2 .446 - - - 2.4 3.0 .795
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 %
John Mengelt 4 9.8 4.3 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 - 1.5 1.3 3.5 .357 - - - 1.8 2.0 .875
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
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
John Mengelt 80 24.9 11.0 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.5 0.9 0.1 - 2.5 4.2 8.8 .479 - - - 2.6 3.1 .851
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 %
John Mengelt 3 21.7 8.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.3 - 3.0 3.0 7.7 .391 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
John Mengelt 67 16.5 10.7 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 - 2.1 3.9 8.1 .489 - - - 2.9 3.5 .810
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 %
John Mengelt 9 13.2 9.7 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 - 2.4 3.8 6.2 .607 - - - 2.1 3.0 .704
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
John Mengelt 61 19.3 8.3 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 - 1.7 3.4 7.5 .456 - - - 1.5 1.9 .788
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 %
John Mengelt 3 22.3 12.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 2.7 1.3 0.0 - 1.0 4.7 8.7 .538 - - - 3.3 3.7 .909
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota 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 %
John Mengelt 81 21.8 10.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.0 1.5 2.1 4.0 8.3 .481 - - - 2.3 2.9 .773
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 %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
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
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota 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 %
John Mengelt 75 22.7 11.0 0.3 1.2 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.6 2.0 4.5 9.2 .491 - - - 2.0 2.4 .824
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 %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
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
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
John Mengelt 36 10.8 6.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.6 .542 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.4 .796
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 %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
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
John Mengelt Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1980-81-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
John Mengelt 2 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
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