Jonathan Kuminga vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Jonathan Kuminga played 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 11. Jonathan Kuminga had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Jonathan Kuminga 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26
Karl-Anthony Towns 11 5 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jonathan Kuminga Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
difference:+12+15.1+9.0+2.0+5.1+7.2+1.1+0.3+1.4-1.1-0.9+4.2+7.5+.029+0.3+1.0+.005+0.8+0.7+.127
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jonathan Kuminga Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
difference:+15+16.2+15.2+2.6+6.3+8.9+0.8+0.1+0.8-1.2-0.6+5.9+10.6+.017+0.4+1.2+.003+3.0+3.1+.180
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%
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jonathan Kuminga Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
difference:+8+9.3+5.2+1.7+5.8+7.5+0.2+0.1+0.9-0.3-1.2+1.6+2.7+.016+0.8+1.3+.100+1.2+0.9+.112
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%
Jonathan Kuminga 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
Jonathan Kuminga Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 47 24.3 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.5 12.1 .454 1.0 3.2 .305 3.3 5.0 .668
difference:+30+8.8+9.1+2.2+5.6+7.8+1.2+0.1+1.2-1.6-1.9+3.3+5.0+.064+0.8+1.4+.095+1.6+0.8+.168
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%
Jonathan Kuminga 8 23.4 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.3 3.1 .400 2.8 3.9 .710
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Jonathan Kuminga Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2025-262019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 18 24.8 11.8 1.6 4.6 6.2 2.6 0.3 0.3 2.4 1.7 4.3 10.1 .431 0.9 2.8 .320 2.2 3.0 .741
difference:+17+9.1+14.7+1.1+3.5+4.6+1.8+0.6+0.9-0.7-1.6+4.7+7.7+.077+2.4+5.1+.092+2.9+3.5+.055
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
* Neiher Jonathan Kuminga nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 6 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2021 to 2026—Karl-Anthony Towns played in 4 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 6 extra years over Jonathan Kuminga, Karl-Anthony Towns got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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