Sleepy Floyd vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Sleepy Floyd, 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.

Sleepy Floyd played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Sleepy Floyd 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
Sleepy Floyd	13	7	1982-83 to 1994-95
Karl-Anthony Towns	9	4	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1982-83	2015-16
Team	New Jersey Nets, Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	76	16.4	8.1	0.7	1.1	1.8	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.8	3.0	6.9	.429	0.1	0.3	.400	2.0	2.4	.833
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1983-84	2016-17
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	77	33.2	16.8	1.1	2.4	3.5	3.5	1.3	0.4	2.5	2.8	6.3	13.6	.463	0.1	0.6	.178	4.1	5.0	.816
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1984-85	2017-18
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	82	35.0	19.5	0.8	1.7	2.5	5.0	1.6	0.5	3.1	2.8	7.4	16.7	.445	0.5	1.7	.294	4.1	5.1	.810
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1985-86	2018-19
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	82	33.7	17.2	0.9	2.7	3.6	9.1	1.9	0.2	3.5	2.4	6.2	12.3	.506	0.5	1.5	.328	4.3	5.4	.796
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1986-87	2019-20
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	82	37.4	18.8	0.7	2.6	3.3	10.3	1.8	0.2	3.4	2.4	6.1	12.6	.488	0.9	2.3	.384	5.6	6.5	.860
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	10	41.4	21.4	0.9	2.1	3.0	10.2	1.8	0.2	3.5	2.4	7.7	15.2	.507	1.3	2.8	.464	4.7	5.1	.922
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1987-88	2020-21
Team	Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	77	32.6	15.0	1.0	2.8	3.8	7.1	1.2	0.2	2.9	2.5	5.5	12.6	.433	0.2	0.9	.194	3.9	4.6	.850
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	4	38.5	18.8	0.8	1.0	1.8	8.5	2.0	0.0	3.0	2.5	6.5	15.3	.426	1.0	2.0	.500	4.8	5.5	.864
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1988-89	2021-22
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	82	34.0	14.2	0.6	3.1	3.7	8.6	1.5	0.1	3.1	2.4	4.8	10.9	.443	1.3	3.6	.373	3.2	3.8	.845
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	4	40.0	15.5	0.8	3.8	4.5	6.5	2.0	0.3	2.5	2.5	5.5	11.5	.478	2.0	3.8	.533	2.5	3.5	.714
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
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1989-90	2022-23
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	82	32.1	12.2	0.6	1.9	2.4	7.3	1.1	0.1	2.5	1.9	4.4	9.8	.451	1.1	2.9	.380	2.3	2.8	.806
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	4	43.0	18.5	1.8	2.0	3.8	10.3	1.3	0.3	3.8	1.3	7.5	16.0	.469	0.8	3.0	.250	2.8	4.3	.647
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
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1990-91	2023-24
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sleepy Floyd	82	22.6	12.3	0.6	1.3	1.9	3.9	1.2	0.2	1.7	1.5	4.7	11.5	.411	0.6	2.1	.273	2.3	3.0	.752
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	3	13.7	5.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	2.3	0.7	0.3	2.3	1.3	2.7	8.0	.333	0.0	1.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1991-92	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	82	20.3	9.1	0.4	1.4	1.8	2.9	0.7	0.3	1.6	1.6	3.5	8.6	.406	0.5	1.5	.301	1.6	2.1	.794
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sleepy Floyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1992-93	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Sleepy Floyd	52	16.7	6.6	0.3	1.4	1.7	2.5	0.6	0.1	1.3	1.1	2.4	5.9	.407	0.3	1.1	.286	1.6	2.0	.794
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sleepy Floyd	7	8.6	2.9	0.1	0.4	0.6	1.1	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.9	2.7	.316	0.1	0.4	.333	1.0	1.4	.700
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1993-94	-
Team	San Antonio Spurs	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs 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		%
Sleepy Floyd	53	13.9	3.8	0.2	1.1	1.3	1.9	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	3.9	.335	0.2	0.7	.222	1.0	1.5	.667
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sleepy Floyd	4	9.3	1.5	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.5	2.0	.250	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.500
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Sleepy Floyd	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1994-95	-
Team	New Jersey Nets	-
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		%
Sleepy Floyd	48	17.3	4.1	0.2	1.0	1.1	2.6	0.3	0.1	1.1	1.5	1.5	4.4	.335	0.5	1.8	.284	0.6	0.9	.698
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sleepy Floyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sleepy Floyd vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Sleepy Floyd, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13