Clem Haskins vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Clem Haskins, 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.

Clem Haskins and Karl-Anthony Towns both played 9 years in the NBA. Clem Haskins had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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
Clem Haskins 9 4 1967-68 to 1975-76
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1967-682015-16
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Clem Haskins 76 19.4 8.9 - - 3.0 2.2 - - - 2.3 3.6 8.6 .420 - - - 1.8 2.7 .658
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 %
Clem Haskins 5 10.6 5.2 - - 1.8 1.4 - - - 1.0 2.2 5.6 .393 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1968-692016-17
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota 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 %
Clem Haskins 79 36.4 17.2 - - 4.5 3.9 - - - 2.9 6.8 16.1 .421 - - - 3.6 4.6 .781
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1969-702017-18
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Clem Haskins 82 39.2 20.3 - - 4.6 7.6 - - - 2.9 8.1 18.1 .450 - - - 4.0 5.2 .783
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 %
Clem Haskins 5 30.8 16.2 - - 3.2 5.0 - - - 2.6 6.4 13.6 .471 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895
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

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1970-712018-19
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota 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 %
Clem Haskins 82 33.7 17.8 - - 4.0 4.7 - - - 2.5 6.9 15.6 .440 - - - 4.1 5.3 .784
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota 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 %
Clem Haskins 79 31.1 15.7 - - 3.4 3.7 - - - 2.5 6.4 13.3 .483 - - - 2.8 3.3 .853
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota 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 %
Clem Haskins 77 20.5 10.5 - - 2.2 2.6 - - - 1.9 4.4 9.5 .464 - - - 1.7 2.0 .833
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota 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 %
Clem Haskins 81 22.5 11.1 1.0 1.8 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.2 - 2.0 4.5 9.8 .460 - - - 2.1 2.5 .842
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
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

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Washington BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Clem Haskins 70 10.0 4.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 - 1.0 1.6 4.1 .397 - - - 0.8 0.9 .841
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 %
Clem Haskins 13 5.8 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 1.3 1.2 2.2 .536 - - - 0.4 0.6 .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

Clem Haskins Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Washington BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 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 %
Clem Haskins 55 13.4 6.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.1 - 1.4 2.7 4.9 .550 - - - 1.0 1.2 .831
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 %
Clem Haskins 5 8.0 4.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 4.2 .476 - - - 0.4 1.0 .400
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