Dwayne Schintzius vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Dwayne Schintzius, 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.

Dwayne Schintzius played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Dwayne Schintzius 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
Dwayne Schintzius 8 1 1990-91 to 1998-99
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dwayne Schintzius Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1990-912015-16
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement 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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 42 9.5 3.8 0.7 2.2 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.7 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .550
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dwayne Schintzius Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1991-922016-17
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota 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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 33 12.1 3.3 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.0 1.5 3.5 .427 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .833
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dwayne Schintzius Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1992-932017-18
Team New Jersey NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 5 7.0 1.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.4 1.4 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 5 21.2 5.8 1.2 3.8 5.0 0.8 0.2 1.2 0.6 2.4 2.6 5.8 .448 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .500
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
Dwayne Schintzius Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1993-942018-19
Team New Jersey NetsMinnesota 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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 30 10.6 2.3 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.0 2.8 .345 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .588
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dwayne Schintzius Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1994-952019-20
Team New Jersey NetsMinnesota 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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 43 7.4 2.0 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.5 .380 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .545
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dwayne Schintzius Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota 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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 33 9.0 3.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.5 3.3 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .619
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dwayne Schintzius Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1996-972021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota 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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 15 7.7 2.3 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.5 0.9 2.4 .361 0.1 0.1 .500 0.5 0.5 .875
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Dwayne Schintzius didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 8
Dwayne Schintzius Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius 16 4.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.1 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .750
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
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
Dwayne Schintzius 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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
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 %
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------
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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