Austin Croshere vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Austin Croshere, 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.

Austin Croshere played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Austin Croshere had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Austin Croshere 12 9 1997-98 to 2008-09
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1997-982015-16
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota 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 %
Austin Croshere 26 9.3 2.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.2 3.3 .372 0.2 0.5 .308 0.3 0.5 .571
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 %
Austin Croshere ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1998-992016-17
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Austin Croshere 27 9.2 3.4 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.2 2.8 .427 0.3 1.1 .276 0.7 0.9 .870
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 %
Austin Croshere 1 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1999-002017-18
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Austin Croshere 81 23.3 10.3 1.7 4.7 6.4 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.5 2.5 3.6 8.1 .441 0.8 2.1 .362 2.4 2.9 .848
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 %
Austin Croshere 23 21.3 9.4 1.3 3.4 4.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.2 2.8 6.7 .418 0.7 1.6 .405 3.2 3.8 .839
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

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 81 23.1 10.1 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.7 2.2 3.4 8.7 .394 0.9 2.6 .338 2.5 2.9 .866
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 %
Austin Croshere 4 32.3 10.8 1.3 3.8 5.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 2.3 3.8 3.5 8.8 .400 0.5 2.5 .200 3.3 3.8 .867
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2001-022019-20
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 76 16.9 6.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.4 5.9 .413 0.6 1.9 .338 1.3 1.5 .851
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 %
Austin Croshere 4 15.0 6.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.0 5.0 .400 0.5 1.5 .333 1.5 2.0 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 49 12.9 5.1 0.8 2.3 3.2 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.8 4.3 .411 0.6 1.4 .391 1.1 1.3 .815
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 %
Austin Croshere 4 11.8 4.0 2.0 2.3 4.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.3 4.8 .263 0.0 1.5 .000 1.5 1.8 .857
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2003-042021-22
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Austin Croshere 77 13.6 5.0 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.3 1.5 4.0 .388 0.7 1.9 .389 1.2 1.4 .894
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 %
Austin Croshere 13 16.5 4.8 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.5 4.2 .345 0.6 1.8 .333 1.3 1.6 .810
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

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 73 25.0 8.9 1.4 3.7 5.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.1 2.6 6.8 .378 0.6 2.4 .259 3.1 3.5 .883
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 %
Austin Croshere 10 8.6 2.5 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.4 1.0 .400 0.2 0.4 .500 1.5 1.8 .833
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

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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 %
Austin Croshere 50 23.0 8.2 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.2 0.4 0.1 1.0 2.1 2.6 5.7 .463 1.1 2.8 .386 1.8 2.0 .882
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 %
Austin Croshere 6 29.2 8.2 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.2 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.8 2.0 6.3 .316 1.5 3.8 .391 2.7 3.0 .889
Karl-Anthony Towns 6 29.8 20.7 1.7 7.3 9.0 2.3 0.5 0.3 1.7 4.3 7.3 12.8 .571 2.3 4.3 .538 3.7 4.3 .846

Season 10

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2006-07-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Austin Croshere 61 11.9 3.7 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.3 3.6 .351 0.4 1.5 .286 0.7 0.9 .865
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Croshere 3 11.3 5.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 1.3 4.0 .333 1.0 1.3 .750 1.3 1.3 1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2007-08-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Austin Croshere 44 10.4 3.9 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.4 3.1 .445 0.5 1.4 .361 0.7 0.7 .906
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Croshere ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Austin Croshere Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2008-09-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs-
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 %
Austin Croshere 14 7.1 2.9 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.8 .359 0.4 1.1 .333 0.5 0.9 .583
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Croshere ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------