Jim Davis vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Jim Davis, 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.

Jim Davis played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Jim Davis had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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
Jim Davis 8 6 1967-68 to 1974-75
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1967-682015-16
Team St. Louis HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West 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 %
Jim Davis 50 7.9 2.9 - - 2.5 0.3 - - - 1.7 1.2 2.8 .439 - - - 0.5 1.3 .391
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 %
Jim Davis 2 4.5 1.0 - - 1.5 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1968-692016-17
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Jim Davis 78 17.5 8.8 - - 6.8 1.2 - - - 3.1 3.4 7.3 .467 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
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 %
Jim Davis 8 6.5 1.6 - - 2.1 0.1 - - - 0.9 0.5 1.9 .267 - - - 0.6 1.0 .625
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1969-702017-18
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Jim Davis 82 32.0 13.6 - - 9.7 2.9 - - - 4.1 5.3 11.5 .464 - - - 2.9 3.9 .755
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 %
Jim Davis 9 13.0 4.2 - - 3.3 0.7 - - - 2.7 1.6 4.1 .378 - - - 1.1 1.9 .588
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
Jim Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1970-712018-19
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Jim Davis 82 22.7 8.3 - - 6.7 1.3 - - - 3.1 2.9 6.1 .479 - - - 2.4 3.5 .677
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 %
Jim Davis 5 23.8 11.2 - - 4.4 0.8 - - - 3.4 3.4 7.2 .472 - - - 4.4 5.4 .815
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit PistonsMinnesota 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 %
Jim Davis 75 13.1 5.3 - - 3.7 0.7 - - - 1.8 2.0 4.5 .435 - - - 1.3 2.1 .649
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 %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota 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 %
Jim Davis 73 10.6 4.6 - - 3.6 0.8 - - - 1.7 1.8 3.5 .510 - - - 1.0 1.6 .632
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 %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Jim Davis 78 12.1 4.2 1.3 2.4 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 - 2.0 1.5 3.6 .413 - - - 1.2 1.8 .647
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 %
Jim Davis 7 9.9 3.7 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 - 1.6 1.6 2.7 .579 - - - 0.6 0.9 .667
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
Jim Davis Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Jim Davis 79 13.6 4.1 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 - 1.6 1.5 3.3 .454 - - - 1.1 1.5 .726
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 %
Jim Davis 2 8.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
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
Jim Davis 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 %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
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
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