Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Justise Winslow Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Justise Winslow 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Justise Winslow, who played 8. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Justise Winslow 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
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24
Justise Winslow 8 3 2015-16 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9

Rookie Season
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2015-162015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
Justise Winslow 78 28.6 6.4 1.0 4.1 5.2 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.2 2.4 2.5 5.9 .422 0.4 1.5 .276 1.0 1.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow 13 25.4 6.9 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.7 2.5 5.7 .432 0.4 1.4 .278 1.6 2.3 .700

Season 2
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2016-172016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow 18 34.7 10.9 1.3 3.9 5.2 3.7 1.4 0.3 1.8 2.9 4.4 12.5 .356 0.4 1.9 .200 1.6 2.6 .617
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow 68 24.7 7.8 0.9 4.5 5.4 2.2 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.1 3.0 7.2 .424 0.7 1.9 .380 1.0 1.5 .635
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow 5 25.0 9.8 1.4 5.2 6.6 2.6 0.8 0.8 1.6 3.4 3.0 8.4 .357 1.4 3.8 .368 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 4
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow 66 29.7 12.6 1.0 4.4 5.4 4.3 1.1 0.3 2.2 2.7 4.9 11.3 .433 1.5 3.9 .375 1.3 2.1 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow 11 32.0 11.3 1.5 5.2 6.6 4.0 0.6 0.5 2.2 3.5 4.5 11.7 .388 0.5 2.5 .222 1.6 2.5 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow 26 19.5 6.8 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.8 8.1 .352 0.4 2.1 .185 0.8 1.3 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow 48 16.1 5.7 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.3 5.4 .428 0.3 1.4 .227 0.8 1.4 .591
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow 29 26.8 6.8 1.7 3.3 5.0 3.4 1.0 0.4 1.5 3.1 2.8 6.8 .409 0.5 1.6 .311 0.7 1.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Karl-Anthony Towns Justise Winslow
Season 2023-24-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBD-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------
Share: