Bob Harrison vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Bob Harrison, 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.

Bob Harrison and Karl-Anthony Towns both played 9 years in the NBA. Bob Harrison had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Bob Harrison 9 7 1949-50 to 1957-58
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1949-502015-16
Team Minneapolis LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Harrison 66 - 4.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 2.7 1.9 5.3 .359 - - - 0.8 1.1 .676
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 %
Bob Harrison 12 - 3.5 - - - 1.0 - - - 2.8 1.3 3.1 .432 - - - 0.8 1.2 .714
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1950-512016-17
Team Minneapolis LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Bob Harrison 68 - 5.9 - - 2.5 2.9 - - - 3.2 2.2 6.4 .347 - - - 1.5 1.9 .789
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 %
Bob Harrison 7 - 7.7 - - 3.9 2.7 - - - 4.3 3.4 7.4 .462 - - - 0.9 1.1 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1951-522017-18
Team Minneapolis LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves 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 %
Bob Harrison 65 26.3 6.2 - - 2.5 2.9 - - - 3.1 2.4 7.5 .320 - - - 1.4 1.9 .718
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 %
Bob Harrison 12 19.6 6.2 - - 1.7 2.0 - - - 3.3 2.5 5.7 .441 - - - 1.2 1.4 .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

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1952-532018-19
Team Minneapolis LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Harrison 70 23.5 7.1 - - 2.2 2.3 - - - 3.8 2.8 7.4 .376 - - - 1.5 2.4 .648
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 %
Bob Harrison 12 17.0 5.0 - - 1.8 1.2 - - - 2.7 2.1 5.4 .385 - - - 0.8 1.7 .500
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1953-542019-20
Team Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee 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 %
Bob Harrison 64 22.5 6.0 - - 2.0 2.2 - - - 3.4 2.3 7.0 .321 - - - 1.5 2.5 .595
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 %
Bob Harrison ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1954-552020-21
Team Milwaukee 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 %
Bob Harrison 72 31.9 10.1 - - 3.1 3.5 - - - 4.0 4.2 12.2 .342 - - - 1.8 2.6 .681
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 %
Bob Harrison ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1955-562021-22
Team St. Louis HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Bob Harrison 72 30.8 8.6 - - 2.7 3.8 - - - 3.4 3.6 10.1 .359 - - - 1.3 2.0 .664
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 %
Bob Harrison 8 32.0 8.3 - - 3.0 3.6 - - - 3.4 3.4 9.4 .360 - - - 1.5 2.4 .632
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

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1956-572022-23
Team St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse NationalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Bob Harrison 66 27.4 8.8 - - 2.4 2.4 - - - 3.3 3.7 9.5 .386 - - - 1.4 2.0 .715
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 %
Bob Harrison 5 26.6 6.4 - - 2.6 3.0 - - - 4.2 2.4 9.0 .267 - - - 1.6 1.8 .889
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

Bob Harrison Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1957-582023-24
Team Syracuse NationalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Bob Harrison 72 25.0 7.2 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 2.8 2.9 8.4 .348 - - - 1.3 1.7 .795
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 %
Bob Harrison 3 14.3 3.3 - - 2.3 1.7 - - - 2.0 1.3 5.3 .250 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
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