Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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, 7 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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.

Rookie Season
	Karl-Anthony Towns	Lou Williams
Season	2015-16	2005-06
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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:	+52	+27.2	+16.4	+2.7	+7.2	+9.9	+1.7	+0.5	+1.7	-1.8	-2.6	+6.8	+12.4	+.100	+0.3	+0.8	+.119	+2.4	+3.0	+.196
Lou Williams	30	4.8	1.9	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.222	0.3	0.4	.615
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Karl-Anthony Towns nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Karl-Anthony Towns	Lou Williams
Season	2017-18	2007-08
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+12.3	+9.8	+2.4	+7.8	+10.2	+0.8	+0.2	+1.2	-0.3	-1.9	+3.8	+4.9	+.121	+0.8	+1.6	+.062	+1.4	+1.3	+.075
Lou Williams	80	23.3	11.5	0.5	1.6	2.1	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.6	1.6	4.0	9.4	.424	0.7	1.9	.359	2.8	3.6	.783
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
difference:	+1	+11.5	+3.2	+2.5	+8.9	+11.4	+0.2	+0.6	+1.0	-1.2	-1.0	+1.6	+2.0	+.067	+0.3	+0.7	+.051	+0.3	+0.4	+.006
Lou Williams	6	22.5	12.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.8	4.0	10.0	.400	0.3	1.5	.222	3.7	5.0	.733

Season 4
	Karl-Anthony Towns	Lou Williams
Season	2018-19	2008-09
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+9.4	+11.6	+3.0	+7.4	+10.4	+0.4	+0.1	+1.4	-1.2	-2.2	+4.7	+6.7	+.120	+1.0	+1.9	+.114	+1.1	+1.0	+.046
Lou Williams	81	23.7	12.8	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.9	1.6	4.1	10.4	.398	0.8	2.7	.286	3.8	4.8	.790
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl-Anthony Towns	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	6	24.8	9.7	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.7	3.5	8.5	.412	1.0	2.7	.375	1.7	2.5	.667

Season 7
	Karl-Anthony Towns	Lou Williams
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+7.2	+9.7	+2.1	+5.2	+7.4	+0.1	+0.2	+0.8	-2.0	-2.2	+3.7	+4.2	+.122	+0.7	+1.3	+.048	+1.5	+1.7	+.010
Lou Williams	64	26.3	14.9	0.5	2.0	2.4	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.4	5.0	12.2	.407	1.3	3.6	.362	3.7	4.6	.812
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
difference:	+7	+9.5	+10.3	+1.6	+7.2	+8.7	+0.8	+0.3	+2.0	-3.3	-2.9	+2.7	+2.4	+.136	+1.1		+.288	+4.0	+4.3	+.072
Lou Williams	13	27.5	11.5	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.3	3.8	10.9	.352	0.6	3.7	.167	3.2	4.0	.788

Season 9
	Karl-Anthony Towns	Lou Williams
Season	2023-24	2013-14
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+8.6	+11.4	+1.3	+4.9	+6.2	+0.5	+0.1	+0.6	-1.4	-2.2	+4.4	+7.1	+.104	+0.9	+1.4	+.074	+1.6	+1.7	+.024
Lou Williams	60	24.1	10.4	0.2	1.9	2.1	3.5	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.1	3.3	8.2	.400	1.3	3.9	.342	2.5	3.0	.849
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl-Anthony Towns	16	32.6	19.1	2.2	6.8	9.0	2.6	0.8	0.2	1.7	3.4	6.8	14.5	.466	1.9	5.2	.361	3.7	4.3	.855
difference:	+9	+13.6	+10.8	+2.2	+4.5	+6.7	+1.5	+0.2	+0.1	-0.2	-2.0	+4.1	+7.4	+.086	+1.2	+2.9	+.048	+1.6	+2.0	+.083
Lou Williams	7	19.0	8.3	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.1	1.0	0.1	1.9	1.4	2.7	7.1	.380	0.7	2.3	.313	2.1	2.3	.938

Season 10
	Karl-Anthony Towns	Lou Williams
Season	2024-25	2014-15
Team	New York Knicks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	Sixth Man of the Year
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl-Anthony Towns	72	35.0	24.4	2.9	9.8	12.8	3.1	1.0	0.7	2.7	3.5	8.9	16.9	.526	2.0	4.7	.420	4.7	5.7	.829
difference:	+8	+9.8	+8.9	+2.6	+8.2	+10.9	+1.0	+0.1	+0.6	-1.4	-2.2	+4.2	+5.3	+.122	+0.1	+0.9	+.080	+0.4	+0.8	+.032
Lou Williams	80	25.2	15.5	0.3	1.6	1.9	2.1	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.3	4.7	11.6	.404	1.9	5.6	.340	4.3	4.9	.861
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Karl-Anthony Towns	18	35.5	21.4	2.1	9.5	11.6	1.3	0.7	0.7	2.2	4.3	7.7	15.8	.488	1.4	4.1	.351	4.6	5.4	.845
difference:	+14	+10.0	+8.6	+1.6	+8.2	+9.8		+0.8	+0.7	-1.4	-2.0	+3.7	+3.0	+.174	+0.4	+1.2	+.161	+0.8	+0.9	+.012
Lou Williams	4	25.5	12.8	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.3	1.5	0.0	0.8	2.3	4.0	12.8	.314	1.0	5.3	.190	3.8	4.5	.833

Additional Years
* Lou Williams played 7 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 17, from 2016 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 4 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Karl-Anthony Towns, Lou Williams got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Sixth Man of the Year