Bryn Forbes vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Bryn Forbes, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Bryn Forbes played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Bryn Forbes had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Bryn Forbes 7 5 2016-17 to 2022-23
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2016-172015-16
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Bryn Forbes 36 7.9 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.8 .364 0.5 1.5 .321 0.1 0.2 .833
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 %
Bryn Forbes 6 12.2 3.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.0 3.5 .286 0.3 1.5 .222 1.0 1.0 1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2017-182016-17
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Bryn Forbes 80 19.0 6.9 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.4 2.6 6.2 .421 1.1 2.9 .390 0.6 0.9 .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 %
Bryn Forbes 4 13.5 4.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 4.3 .294 0.5 2.3 .222 1.3 1.8 .714
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2018-192017-18
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Bryn Forbes 82 28.0 11.8 0.2 2.7 2.9 2.1 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.9 4.4 9.6 .456 2.1 5.0 .426 0.8 1.0 .885
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 %
Bryn Forbes 7 30.3 10.7 0.1 3.4 3.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 2.0 3.9 8.0 .482 2.1 4.4 .484 0.9 1.3 .667
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
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2019-202018-19
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Bryn Forbes 63 25.1 11.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.8 3.8 9.2 .417 2.3 6.0 .388 1.2 1.4 .833
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 %
Bryn Forbes ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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 %
Bryn Forbes 70 19.3 10.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 3.6 7.6 .473 2.2 4.9 .452 0.7 0.9 .770
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 %
Bryn Forbes 20 13.7 6.6 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.3 5.6 .411 1.7 4.5 .371 0.3 0.4 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2021-222020-21
Team San Antonio Spurs, Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Bryn Forbes 75 17.1 8.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 3.1 7.2 .429 1.6 3.9 .414 1.1 1.2 .908
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 %
Bryn Forbes 5 15.2 4.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.2 3.0 .400 0.8 2.2 .364 0.8 1.0 .800
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Bryn Forbes 25 10.7 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.2 3.3 .361 0.6 1.8 .304 0.6 0.6 1.000
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 %
Bryn Forbes ------- --- ----------
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
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season -2022-23
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Bryn Forbes ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bryn Forbes ------- --- ----------
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
Bryn Forbes Karl-Anthony Towns
Season -2023-24
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Bryn Forbes ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bryn Forbes ------- --- ----------
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
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