Antoine Carr vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Antoine Carr, 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.

Antoine Carr played 16 years in the NBA, 7 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Antoine Carr 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Antoine Carr 16 11 1984-85 to 1999-00
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1984-852015-16
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement 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 %
Antoine Carr 62 19.3 8.0 1.3 2.5 3.7 1.3 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.5 3.2 6.0 .528 0.0 0.1 .333 1.6 2.1 .789
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 %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1985-862016-17
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota 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 %
Antoine Carr 17 15.2 6.8 0.9 2.1 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 3.0 2.9 5.5 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .667
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 %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Antoine Carr 65 10.7 5.3 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.6 2.2 2.1 4.1 .506 0.0 0.0 .333 1.1 1.6 .709
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 %
Antoine Carr 9 18.0 11.6 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.4 0.3 0.9 1.1 4.0 4.3 6.2 .696 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.6 .813
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

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1987-882018-19
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Antoine Carr 80 18.5 8.8 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.4 3.5 6.5 .544 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.3 .780
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 %
Antoine Carr 12 17.5 6.8 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.8 3.9 3.0 5.7 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .643
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Antoine Carr 78 19.1 7.5 1.4 2.2 3.5 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.8 2.9 6.0 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 1.9 .855
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 %
Antoine Carr 5 16.2 6.8 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.6 4.2 .619 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .727
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento KingsMinnesota 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 %
Antoine Carr 77 22.4 12.3 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.5 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.2 4.6 9.4 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 3.9 .795
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 %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 77 32.8 20.1 2.1 3.3 5.5 2.5 0.6 1.3 2.2 4.1 8.2 15.9 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.1 .758
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 %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
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

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1991-922022-23
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Antoine Carr 81 23.0 10.9 1.6 2.7 4.3 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.4 3.3 4.4 9.0 .490 0.0 0.1 .200 2.0 2.6 .764
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 %
Antoine Carr 3 36.3 19.7 2.7 5.0 7.7 1.0 0.7 3.7 1.3 4.7 8.0 14.7 .545 0.3 0.7 .500 3.3 5.3 .625
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

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1992-932023-24
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves TBD
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 71 27.4 13.1 1.5 4.0 5.5 1.4 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.7 5.3 9.9 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.2 .777
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 %
Antoine Carr 8 21.4 10.5 1.6 3.1 4.8 1.1 0.4 1.1 0.9 3.5 4.9 9.3 .527 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
Karl-Anthony Towns 8 31.3 18.9 1.9 7.0 8.9 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.8 3.9 6.6 12.8 .520 2.4 4.4 .543 3.3 4.0 .813

Season 10

Antoine Carr 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 %
Antoine Carr 34 13.7 5.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 2.2 2.3 4.7 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .724
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 3 12.3 6.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 2.3 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.0 .889
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1994-95-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Antoine Carr 78 21.5 9.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.2 3.7 7.0 .531 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.6 .821
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 5 22.8 9.6 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 5.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.8 .833
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1995-96-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Antoine Carr 80 19.2 7.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.0 3.2 2.9 6.4 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .792
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 18 18.8 6.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.9 3.7 2.6 5.4 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .680
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1996-97-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA 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 %
Antoine Carr 82 17.8 7.4 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.1 6.4 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .780
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 20 14.0 4.9 0.6 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.9 3.2 2.0 4.2 .482 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1997-98-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA 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 %
Antoine Carr 66 16.5 5.7 0.6 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.3 4.9 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .776
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 20 14.6 4.4 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.5 3.2 2.1 4.5 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1998-99-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 18 8.4 2.6 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.7 1.2 2.9 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .714
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 4 9.3 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 4.8 1.0 2.8 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Antoine Carr Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1999-00-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 21 10.5 3.2 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 2.0 1.3 3.0 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .786
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------