Quintin Dailey vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Quintin Dailey, 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.

Quintin Dailey played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Quintin Dailey had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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
Quintin Dailey 10 1 1982-83 to 1991-92
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1982-832015-16
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
Quintin Dailey 76 27.4 15.1 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.7 0.9 0.1 2.7 3.3 6.2 13.3 .466 0.1 0.3 .200 2.7 3.7 .730
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1983-842016-17
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota 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 %
Quintin Dailey 82 29.9 18.2 0.7 2.1 2.9 3.1 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.7 7.1 15.0 .474 0.0 0.4 .125 3.9 4.8 .811
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1984-852017-18
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Quintin Dailey 79 26.6 16.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.4 6.6 14.1 .473 0.1 0.4 .233 2.6 3.2 .817
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 %
Quintin Dailey 4 32.3 15.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 6.5 15.5 .419 0.3 1.8 .143 2.0 2.8 .727
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
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1985-862018-19
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota 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 %
Quintin Dailey 35 20.7 16.3 0.6 1.4 1.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.9 2.5 5.8 13.4 .432 0.0 0.2 .000 4.7 5.7 .823
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota 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 %
Quintin Dailey 49 18.9 10.6 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 4.1 10.0 .407 0.0 0.2 .100 2.4 3.2 .768
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota 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 %
Quintin Dailey 67 19.1 13.4 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.9 4.9 11.3 .434 0.0 0.2 .167 3.6 4.7 .776
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota 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 %
Quintin Dailey 69 25.0 16.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.8 2.2 6.5 14.0 .465 0.0 0.1 .111 3.1 4.1 .759
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
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
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsMinnesota 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 %
Quintin Dailey 30 16.4 8.2 0.6 1.1 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.0 1.1 2.1 3.2 8.0 .404 0.0 0.2 .200 1.7 2.2 .788
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
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
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsMinnesota 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 %
Quintin Dailey 30 10.0 6.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.8 2.4 5.2 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .613
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
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
Quintin Dailey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1991-92-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Quintin Dailey 11 8.9 2.8 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.8 3.4 .243 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.5 .813
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
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