Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells and Karl-Anthony Towns, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Karl-Anthony Towns played 10 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 10 | 5 | 2015-16 to 2024-25 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Karl-Anthony Towns | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +6.1 | +7.9 | +1.7 | +5.4 | +7.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.6 | -1.3 | -1.2 | +4.0 | +5.5 | +.117 | +1.3 | +3.9 | +.011 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +.011 |
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| * Neiher Karl-Anthony Towns nor Jaylen Wells played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Karl-Anthony Towns played 9 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 10, from 2017 to 2025—Karl-Anthony Towns played in 5 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Karl-Anthony Towns got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Star Game |