Andrew Lang vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Lang, 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.

Andrew Lang played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Andrew Lang had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Andrew Lang 12 6 1988-89 to 1999-00
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1988-892015-16
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Andrew Lang 62 8.5 2.6 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.0 1.9 .513 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .650
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 %
Andrew Lang 4 2.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1989-902016-17
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Andrew Lang 74 13.7 3.5 1.1 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.6 2.3 1.3 2.4 .557 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .653
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 %
Andrew Lang 12 7.8 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .571
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1990-912017-18
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Andrew Lang 63 18.3 4.9 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.4 0.3 2.0 0.7 2.7 1.7 3.0 .577 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .715
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 %
Andrew Lang 4 13.8 6.5 1.0 3.5 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.3 .824
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

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1991-922018-19
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Andrew Lang 81 24.3 7.7 2.1 4.6 6.7 0.5 0.6 2.5 1.1 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .768
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 %
Andrew Lang 8 24.0 5.6 1.9 2.1 4.0 0.3 0.4 1.9 1.0 4.1 1.9 5.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.4 .789
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1992-932019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota 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 %
Andrew Lang 73 25.5 5.3 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.1 0.6 1.9 1.2 3.6 2.0 4.8 .425 0.0 0.1 .200 1.2 1.6 .763
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 %
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1993-942020-21
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Andrew Lang 82 19.6 6.1 1.5 2.3 3.8 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.3 2.6 5.6 .469 0.0 0.0 .250 0.9 1.3 .689
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 %
Andrew Lang 11 21.3 6.8 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.4 3.2 2.6 5.7 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.0 .773
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1994-952021-22
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Andrew Lang 82 28.5 9.7 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.3 3.3 3.9 8.3 .473 0.0 0.0 .667 1.9 2.3 .809
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 %
Andrew Lang 3 33.7 10.3 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.0 4.0 4.0 9.3 .429 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .778
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

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1995-962022-23
Team Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota 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 %
Andrew Lang 71 33.3 11.7 2.2 4.3 6.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 11.1 .447 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 2.2 .801
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 %
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------
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

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1996-972023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Lang 52 23.0 5.3 1.8 3.5 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.2 4.8 .464 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .721
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 %
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 10 31.7 18.4 2.0 7.0 9.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.7 3.8 6.7 13.1 .511 2.1 4.4 .477 2.9 3.6 .806

Season 10

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1997-98-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Andrew Lang 57 12.1 2.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.8 0.9 2.5 .378 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .772
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------
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Season 11

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1998-99-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Andrew Lang 21 18.4 3.8 1.6 2.9 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.0 1.5 4.7 .323 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .696
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Andrew Lang Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1999-00-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Andrew Lang 19 12.8 3.1 0.8 2.3 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.5 3.4 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .429
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------