Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Greivis Vasquez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greivis Vasquez and Karl-Anthony Towns, 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Greivis Vasquez, who played 7. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Greivis Vasquez had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24
Greivis Vasquez 7 3 2010-11 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2015-162010-11
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Greivis Vasquez 70 12.3 3.6 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.2 1.4 3.3 .408 0.4 1.2 .291 0.5 0.6 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Greivis Vasquez 13 10.9 4.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 3.2 .512 0.3 0.8 .364 0.8 1.0 .769

Season 2
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2016-172011-12
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Hornets
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 %
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
Greivis Vasquez 66 25.8 8.9 0.3 2.3 2.6 5.4 0.9 0.1 2.2 1.9 3.4 7.9 .430 0.7 2.0 .319 1.5 1.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Greivis Vasquez ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2017-182012-13
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
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
Greivis Vasquez 78 34.4 13.9 0.6 3.8 4.3 9.0 0.8 0.1 3.2 2.4 5.6 13.0 .433 1.1 3.1 .342 1.6 2.0 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Greivis Vasquez ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2018-192013-14
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 %
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
Greivis Vasquez 79 22.5 9.6 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.1 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.8 3.5 8.3 .421 1.4 3.7 .377 1.2 1.4 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Greivis Vasquez 7 27.1 10.1 0.4 3.3 3.7 5.1 0.6 0.1 1.4 3.1 3.9 9.1 .422 1.4 3.9 .370 1.0 1.3 .778

Season 5
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 %
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
Greivis Vasquez 82 24.3 9.5 0.3 2.4 2.6 3.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.2 3.6 8.8 .408 1.6 4.3 .379 0.6 0.8 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Greivis Vasquez 4 25.3 7.5 0.0 1.8 1.8 3.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 3.8 2.8 7.3 .379 1.3 3.5 .357 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 6
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMilwaukee Bucks
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 %
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
Greivis Vasquez 23 20.0 5.7 0.2 1.8 2.0 4.0 0.4 0.0 1.7 1.8 2.0 6.0 .326 0.8 3.2 .247 1.0 1.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Greivis Vasquez ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
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
Greivis Vasquez 3 13.0 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 0.7 2.7 .250 0.3 1.0 .333 0.7 1.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Greivis Vasquez ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2022-23-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
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
Greivis Vasquez ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Greivis Vasquez ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Karl-Anthony Towns Greivis Vasquez
Season 2023-24-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
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
Greivis Vasquez ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Greivis Vasquez ------- --- ----------
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