DeShawn Stevenson vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and DeShawn Stevenson, 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.

DeShawn Stevenson played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. DeShawn Stevenson had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
DeShawn Stevenson 13 7 2000-01 to 2012-13
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 40 7.3 2.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 2.3 .341 0.0 0.3 .083 0.7 1.0 .684
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 1 8.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2001-022016-17
Team Utah JazzMinnesota 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 67 16.9 4.9 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.2 2.1 5.5 .385 0.0 0.4 .080 0.6 0.8 .698
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2002-032017-18
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 61 12.5 4.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.9 4.7 .401 0.1 0.2 .333 0.8 1.1 .691
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 4 9.0 4.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 1.5 1.000
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

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Utah Jazz, Orlando MagicMinnesota 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 80 30.6 11.4 1.0 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.8 4.7 10.9 .432 0.2 0.9 .268 1.7 2.6 .676
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2004-052019-20
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 55 19.8 7.8 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.3 3.2 7.7 .408 0.5 1.2 .373 1.0 1.8 .554
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2005-062020-21
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 82 32.3 11.0 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.0 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.2 4.4 9.5 .460 0.0 0.2 .133 2.2 3.0 .744
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 82 29.5 11.2 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.9 4.2 9.2 .461 0.9 2.2 .404 1.9 2.6 .704
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 4 30.5 6.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 2.3 11.5 .196 0.8 4.8 .158 0.8 1.8 .429
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

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 82 31.3 11.2 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.3 3.7 9.5 .386 1.9 5.0 .383 1.9 2.4 .797
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 6 32.7 12.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.8 3.7 10.0 .367 2.3 6.0 .389 2.7 3.0 .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

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 32 27.7 6.6 0.3 2.0 2.4 3.1 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.3 2.3 7.2 .312 1.1 4.0 .271 1.0 1.9 .533
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 12 32.5 18.6 2.1 7.0 9.1 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 3.8 6.8 13.8 .491 2.0 4.9 .407 3.1 3.7 .841

Season 10

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2009-10-
Team Washington Wizards, 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 64 13.8 2.1 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.7 2.5 .282 0.3 1.4 .218 0.4 0.5 .714
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeShawn Stevenson 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 11

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2010-11-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeShawn Stevenson 72 16.1 5.3 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.8 4.6 .388 1.3 3.5 .378 0.5 0.6 .767
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeShawn Stevenson 21 15.8 4.5 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.9 1.4 4.0 .349 1.3 3.2 .397 0.4 0.6 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 12

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2011-12-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 51 18.8 2.9 0.1 1.8 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.0 3.4 .285 0.8 2.8 .283 0.2 0.3 .563
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeShawn Stevenson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 13

DeShawn Stevenson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2012-13-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
DeShawn Stevenson 56 20.7 5.1 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.8 4.7 .374 1.4 3.7 .364 0.2 0.4 .522
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeShawn Stevenson 4 11.3 2.3 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.8 1.3 .600 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------