Andy Phillip vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andy Phillip, 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.

Andy Phillip played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Andy Phillip had the first of his seasons in 1947-48, 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
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1947-48	2015-16
Team	Chicago Stags	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Stags Lost Semifinals	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		%
Andy Phillip	32	-	10.8	-	-	-	2.3	-	-	-	2.3	4.5	13.3	.336	-	-	-	1.9	3.2	.583
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		%
Andy Phillip	5	-	7.2	-	-	-	0.8	-	-	-	2.2	2.6	9.2	.283	-	-	-	2.0	2.8	.714
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1949-50	2017-18
Team	Chicago Stags	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Stags Lost Cent Div Semis	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		%
Andy Phillip	65	-	11.7	-	-	-	5.8	-	-	-	3.2	4.4	12.5	.349	-	-	-	2.9	4.2	.704
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		%
Andy Phillip	2	-	12.0	-	-	-	6.0	-	-	-	4.0	3.5	13.5	.259	-	-	-	5.0	6.5	.769
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
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1950-51	2018-19
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div 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		%
Andy Phillip	66	-	11.2	-	-	6.8	6.3	-	-	-	3.3	4.2	10.5	.399	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.751
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		%
Andy Phillip	2	-	7.5	-	-	7.5	7.0	-	-	-	4.5	3.0	7.5	.400	-	-	-	1.5	3.0	.500
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1951-52	2019-20
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div 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		%
Andy Phillip	66	44.4	12.0	-	-	6.6	8.2	-	-	-	3.3	4.2	11.5	.366	-	-	-	3.5	4.7	.753
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		%
Andy Phillip	3	40.7	11.7	-	-	4.7	7.3	-	-	-	5.3	2.7	6.3	.421	-	-	-	6.3	8.0	.792
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1952-53	2020-21
Team	Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Finals	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		%
Andy Phillip	70	38.4	10.3	-	-	5.2	5.7	-	-	-	3.3	3.6	9.0	.397	-	-	-	3.2	4.3	.738
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		%
Andy Phillip	8	41.1	10.3	-	-	4.0	3.8	-	-	-	2.9	3.0	8.9	.338	-	-	-	4.3	6.4	.667
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1953-54	2021-22
Team	Fort Wayne Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost W Div Round Robin	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		%
Andy Phillip	71	38.1	10.6	-	-	3.7	6.3	-	-	-	2.9	3.6	9.6	.375	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.730
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		%
Andy Phillip	4	34.0	8.8	-	-	3.0	4.3	-	-	-	2.3	3.3	9.5	.342	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.750
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
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1954-55	2022-23
Team	Fort Wayne Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Andy Phillip	64	36.4	9.6	-	-	4.5	7.7	-	-	-	2.6	3.2	8.5	.371	-	-	-	3.3	4.8	.692
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		%
Andy Phillip	11	40.5	8.5	-	-	5.5	7.1	-	-	-	3.4	2.7	8.5	.323	-	-	-	3.1	3.6	.850
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
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1955-56	2023-24
Team	Fort Wayne Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Andy Phillip	70	29.7	5.8	-	-	3.7	5.9	-	-	-	2.2	2.1	5.8	.365	-	-	-	1.6	2.8	.563
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		%
Andy Phillip	10	17.3	2.9	-	-	2.6	3.5	-	-	-	1.6	0.9	2.7	.333	-	-	-	1.1	2.5	.440
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
	Andy Phillip	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1956-57	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andy Phillip	67	22.0	4.4	-	-	2.7	2.5	-	-	-	1.8	1.6	4.1	.379	-	-	-	1.3	2.0	.642
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andy Phillip	10	12.8	2.2	-	-	2.0	1.7	-	-	-	1.8	0.8	2.2	.364	-	-	-	0.6	1.5	.400
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-