Jaden McDaniels vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaden McDaniels, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Jaden McDaniels played 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 10. Jaden McDaniels had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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 achievements, 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
Jaden McDaniels 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25
Karl-Anthony Towns 10 5 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaden McDaniels Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
difference:+19+8.0+11.5+2.0+4.8+6.8+0.9+0.1+0.7-1.5-0.3+5.0+8.3+.095+0.7+2.0+.023+2.3+2.7+.211
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
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaden McDaniels Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
difference:+12+11.2+15.9+2.5+5.6+8.1+1.6+0.5-1.5-0.3+6.2+10.1+.082+0.1+0.2+.050+3.5+4.2+.029
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jaden McDaniels Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota 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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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 79 30.6 12.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.4 4.7 9.1 .517 1.4 3.4 .398 1.3 1.8 .736
difference:+3+5.0+9.2+1.7+6.7+8.4+0.5+0.1+0.4-0.5-0.1+3.1+5.2+.028+0.1+0.1+.023+2.9+3.1+.122
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels DNP------ --- ----------
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
Jaden McDaniels Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 72 29.2 10.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.0 4.3 8.7 .489 1.2 3.5 .337 0.8 1.1 .722
difference:+5+3.9+13.9+2.6+6.7+9.3+2.0+1.0-1.9-0.8+4.5+8.4+.029+0.6+1.1+.063+4.1+4.7+.114
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 16 33.6 12.2 1.8 2.1 3.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 8.8 .514 1.5 3.5 .429 1.7 2.2 .771
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Jaden McDaniels Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 82 31.9 12.2 1.6 4.2 5.7 2.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 2.7 4.9 10.2 .477 1.2 3.7 .330 1.3 1.6 .813
difference:+47+2.0+14.3+1.1+3.9+5.1+2.4+0.4+0.3-1.9-0.6+4.1+7.6+.031+2.1+4.2+.082+3.8+4.9+.017
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 15 33.1 14.7 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.2 3.3 5.8 11.3 .515 1.4 3.7 .382 1.7 1.9 .893
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 5 seasons more than Jaden McDaniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2021 to 2025—Karl-Anthony Towns played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Jaden McDaniels, Karl-Anthony Towns got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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