Alvin Robertson vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Alvin Robertson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Alvin Robertson played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Alvin Robertson had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Alvin Robertson |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
Season |
1984-85 | 2015-16 |
Team |
San Antonio Spurs | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | 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 |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
79 |
21.3 |
9.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
7.6 |
.498 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.364 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.734 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
82 |
35.1 |
17.0 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
6.9 |
13.3 |
.514 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.276 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.795 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
3 |
32.7 |
9.0 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
9.7 |
.276 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
4.3 |
.846 |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
81 |
33.3 |
17.7 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
15.6 |
.466 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.271 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.753 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
82 |
36.3 |
19.6 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
17.2 |
.465 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.284 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
.748 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
3 |
39.7 |
23.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
9.3 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
17.7 |
.566 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.778 |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
65 |
35.2 |
17.3 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
7.2 |
14.8 |
.483 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
.723 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
81 |
32.1 |
14.2 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
5.5 |
2.6 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
11.7 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.154 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.741 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
4 |
38.8 |
23.5 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
16.8 |
.522 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
6.0 |
8.5 |
.706 |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
81 |
32.1 |
13.6 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
11.2 |
.485 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.365 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.757 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
3 |
39.3 |
23.7 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
9.7 |
16.3 |
.592 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.769 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
82 |
30.0 |
12.3 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
11.2 |
.430 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.319 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.763 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
69 |
29.1 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
.458 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.328 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.656 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
11 |
32.4 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
7.3 |
9.3 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
13.2 |
.517 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.440 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
.833 |
Note: Alvin Robertson didn't play in 1993-94 and 1994-95.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
77 |
32.2 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
7.9 |
.470 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.272 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.677 |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvin Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |