Dennis Scott vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Dennis Scott, 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.

Dennis Scott played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Dennis Scott had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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
Dennis Scott 10 5 1990-91 to 1999-00
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1990-912015-16
Team Orlando MagicMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
Dennis Scott 82 28.5 15.7 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.5 6.1 14.4 .425 1.5 4.1 .374 1.9 2.5 .750
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 %
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1991-922016-17
Team Orlando MagicMinnesota 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 %
Dennis Scott 18 33.8 19.9 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.9 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.7 7.4 18.4 .402 1.6 4.9 .326 3.6 3.9 .901
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 %
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1992-932017-18
Team Orlando MagicMinnesota 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 %
Dennis Scott 54 32.6 15.9 0.7 2.7 3.4 2.5 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.4 6.1 14.1 .431 2.0 5.0 .403 1.7 2.2 .786
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 %
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------
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
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1993-942018-19
Team Orlando MagicMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Dennis Scott 82 27.8 12.8 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.0 4.7 11.6 .405 1.9 4.7 .399 1.5 1.9 .774
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 %
Dennis Scott 3 33.0 14.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 2.7 2.3 4.7 13.7 .341 2.3 7.3 .318 2.7 3.3 .800
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1994-952019-20
Team Orlando MagicMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA 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 %
Dennis Scott 62 24.2 12.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.9 4.6 10.4 .439 2.4 5.7 .426 1.4 1.8 .754
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 %
Dennis Scott 21 35.5 14.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.6 3.0 5.2 12.6 .413 2.7 7.2 .371 1.6 1.9 .850
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Orlando MagicMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Dennis Scott 82 37.1 17.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.0 1.1 0.4 1.5 2.1 6.0 13.6 .440 3.3 7.7 .425 2.2 2.7 .820
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 %
Dennis Scott 12 37.2 11.3 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.3 3.1 4.0 9.7 .414 2.2 5.8 .377 1.2 1.8 .636
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1996-972021-22
Team Orlando MagicMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East 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 %
Dennis Scott 66 32.8 12.5 0.6 2.5 3.1 2.1 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.1 4.5 11.3 .398 2.2 5.7 .394 1.2 1.5 .792
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 %
Dennis Scott 5 18.6 3.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.6 1.2 4.6 .261 0.6 2.2 .273 0.0 0.0 -
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
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1997-982022-23
Team Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Dennis Scott 81 28.3 11.0 0.6 2.5 3.0 1.9 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.9 4.1 10.2 .397 1.5 4.2 .365 1.3 1.6 .808
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 %
Dennis Scott 4 15.5 4.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.8 4.3 .412 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -
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
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1998-992023-24
Team New York Knicks, Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Dennis Scott 36 20.5 6.5 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.4 2.4 5.9 .408 1.0 2.7 .381 0.6 0.9 .742
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 %
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 10 31.7 18.4 2.0 7.0 9.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.7 3.8 6.7 13.1 .511 2.1 4.4 .477 2.9 3.6 .806

Season 10
Dennis Scott Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1999-00-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Dennis Scott 66 19.1 5.6 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.0 .375 1.1 2.9 .376 0.7 0.9 .842
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
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