Jack Marin vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Jack Marin, 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.

Jack Marin played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Jack Marin had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Jack Marin 11 7 1966-67 to 1976-77
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1966-672015-16
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota 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 %
Jack Marin 74 17.9 9.6 - - 4.2 1.0 - - - 2.7 3.8 8.5 .448 - - - 2.0 2.5 .775
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 %
Jack Marin ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1967-682016-17
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota 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 %
Jack Marin 82 24.8 13.5 - - 5.8 1.3 - - - 3.0 5.2 11.4 .460 - - - 3.0 3.8 .796
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 %
Jack Marin ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1968-692017-18
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Jack Marin 82 33.0 15.9 - - 7.4 2.8 - - - 3.4 6.2 13.5 .455 - - - 3.6 4.3 .830
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 %
Jack Marin 4 38.3 13.8 - - 4.5 3.0 - - - 3.3 6.0 12.8 .471 - - - 1.8 2.8 .636
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

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1969-702018-19
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Jack Marin 82 35.9 19.7 - - 6.5 2.6 - - - 3.0 8.1 16.6 .489 - - - 3.5 4.1 .844
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 %
Jack Marin 7 37.9 17.9 - - 6.7 3.1 - - - 3.9 6.9 16.3 .421 - - - 4.1 4.9 .853
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1970-712019-20
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Jack Marin 82 35.6 18.8 - - 6.3 2.6 - - - 3.2 7.6 16.6 .460 - - - 3.5 4.2 .848
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 %
Jack Marin 18 41.7 20.6 - - 8.1 3.1 - - - 3.0 8.2 17.7 .461 - - - 4.2 5.2 .817
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1971-722020-21
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 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 %
Jack Marin 78 37.5 22.3 - - 6.8 2.2 - - - 3.1 8.8 18.5 .478 - - - 4.6 5.1 .894
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 %
Jack Marin 6 38.2 17.2 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 3.7 5.2 13.0 .397 - - - 6.8 7.8 .872
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1972-732021-22
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Jack Marin 81 37.3 18.5 - - 6.2 3.6 - - - 3.0 7.7 16.5 .468 - - - 3.1 3.6 .849
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 %
Jack Marin ------- --- ----------
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

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Houston Rockets, Buffalo BravesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf 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 %
Jack Marin 74 24.1 11.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.3 0.6 0.4 - 2.9 4.8 9.6 .501 - - - 2.1 2.4 .855
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 %
Jack Marin 6 20.2 8.5 0.8 2.3 3.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 - 2.8 3.7 7.8 .468 - - - 1.2 1.5 .778
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

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Buffalo BravesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Braves 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 %
Jack Marin 81 26.5 11.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.6 0.6 0.2 - 2.9 4.7 10.3 .455 - - - 2.4 2.7 .869
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 %
Jack Marin 7 15.4 5.3 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.1 1.0 0.1 - 1.7 1.7 3.9 .444 - - - 1.9 2.1 .867
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

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1975-76-
Team Buffalo Braves, Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Jack Marin 79 24.2 10.7 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.8 0.6 0.1 - 2.1 4.3 10.3 .422 - - - 2.0 2.4 .856
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Marin ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jack Marin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1976-77-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Jack Marin 54 16.1 6.8 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 - 1.6 3.1 6.6 .465 - - - 0.6 0.7 .795
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Marin 3 17.7 5.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 4.3 .615 - - - 0.0 0.3 .000
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------