George Lynch vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and George Lynch, 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.

George Lynch played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. George Lynch had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
George Lynch	12	8	1993-94 to 2004-05
Karl-Anthony Towns	9	4	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1993-94	2015-16
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
George Lynch	71	24.8	9.6	3.1	2.7	5.8	1.4	1.4	0.4	1.2	2.5	4.1	8.1	.508	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.3	.596
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		%
George Lynch	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1994-95	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
George Lynch	56	17.0	6.1	1.3	1.9	3.3	1.1	0.9	0.2	1.3	1.5	2.5	5.3	.468	0.1	0.4	.143	1.1	1.5	.721
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		%
George Lynch	10	13.6	4.4	1.3	1.7	3.0	0.7	0.8	0.0	0.9	2.2	1.5	3.2	.469	0.1	0.5	.200	1.3	2.0	.650
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1995-96	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
George Lynch	76	13.3	3.8	1.1	1.7	2.8	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.5	1.4	1.5	3.6	.430	0.1	0.2	.308	0.7	1.1	.663
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		%
George Lynch	2	7.5	2.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
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
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1996-97	2018-19
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
George Lynch	41	25.8	8.3	2.4	4.0	6.4	1.9	1.5	0.4	1.6	2.4	3.3	7.1	.471	0.2	0.8	.258	1.5	2.4	.619
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		%
George Lynch	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1997-98	2019-20
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
George Lynch	82	18.2	7.5	1.8	2.6	4.4	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.3	2.0	3.0	6.3	.481	0.1	0.4	.300	1.4	1.9	.703
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		%
George Lynch	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1998-99	2020-21
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
George Lynch	43	30.6	8.3	2.6	3.9	6.5	1.8	2.0	0.5	1.8	3.3	3.4	8.1	.421	0.2	0.5	.391	1.2	2.0	.631
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		%
George Lynch	8	31.1	9.0	3.5	3.1	6.6	2.0	2.3	0.3	1.6	3.8	3.6	8.1	.446	0.3	0.8	.333	1.5	2.1	.706
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	1999-00	2021-22
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
George Lynch	75	32.2	9.6	2.9	4.9	7.8	1.8	1.6	0.5	1.6	3.1	4.0	8.6	.461	0.2	0.5	.417	1.5	2.4	.617
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		%
George Lynch	10	29.4	5.9	2.6	4.5	7.1	1.4	0.9	0.5	0.8	3.3	2.2	6.5	.338	0.1	0.7	.143	1.4	1.8	.778
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
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2000-01	2022-23
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
George Lynch	82	32.3	8.4	2.4	4.8	7.2	1.7	1.2	0.4	1.3	2.7	3.3	7.5	.445	0.2	0.7	.263	1.5	2.1	.719
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		%
George Lynch	10	22.1	5.7	2.0	3.1	5.1	1.2	1.3	0.2	1.3	3.0	2.4	5.0	.480	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.4	.643
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
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2001-02	2023-24
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
George Lynch	45	19.8	3.8	1.6	2.6	4.1	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.9	1.7	1.6	4.4	.369	0.0	0.1	.167	0.6	0.9	.625
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		%
George Lynch	9	31.9	7.7	3.6	4.9	8.4	1.6	1.1	0.7	1.1	2.9	3.2	6.6	.492	0.2	0.7	.333	1.0	1.4	.692
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
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2002-03	-
Team	New Orleans Hornets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets 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		%
George Lynch	81	18.5	4.5	1.7	2.6	4.4	1.3	0.8	0.2	0.6	1.7	1.8	4.4	.409	0.3	1.0	.354	0.5	0.9	.554
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Lynch	6	27.0	7.0	1.7	4.5	6.2	1.7	1.0	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.0	7.0	.429	0.8	3.0	.278	0.2	0.7	.250
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2003-04	-
Team	New Orleans Hornets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets 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		%
George Lynch	78	21.8	4.8	1.2	2.8	4.0	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.8	2.0	1.9	4.8	.397	0.6	1.8	.309	0.4	0.7	.667
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Lynch	7	21.1	8.3	1.9	3.4	5.3	1.7	0.4	0.4	1.0	2.1	3.6	8.1	.439	0.4	1.7	.250	0.7	1.1	.625
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	George Lynch	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2004-05	-
Team	New Orleans Hornets	-
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		%
George Lynch	44	21.2	3.7	1.3	2.7	4.0	2.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	1.9	1.5	4.3	.360	0.3	0.8	.297	0.4	0.5	.739
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Lynch	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

George Lynch vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and George Lynch, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12