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

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marvin 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.

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, 6 less than Marvin Williams, who played 15. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Marvin 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 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
Marvin Williams 15 7 2005-06 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2015-162005-06
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
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
Marvin Williams 79 24.7 8.5 1.5 3.3 4.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.9 3.0 6.7 .443 0.2 0.7 .245 2.4 3.2 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2016-172006-07
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
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 %
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
Marvin Williams 64 34.0 13.1 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.9 0.8 0.5 2.0 3.0 4.8 11.0 .433 0.2 0.7 .244 3.4 4.1 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2017-182007-08
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 %
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
Marvin Williams 80 34.6 14.8 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.8 5.3 11.5 .462 0.0 0.1 .100 4.2 5.1 .822
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
Marvin Williams 7 28.4 11.4 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.4 8.3 .414 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 5.1 .889

Season 4

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2018-192008-09
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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 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
Marvin Williams 61 34.3 13.9 1.8 4.5 6.3 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 4.7 10.2 .458 0.9 2.5 .355 3.6 4.5 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 6 16.2 5.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 4.8 .345 0.2 1.0 .167 1.5 2.2 .692

Season 5

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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 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
Marvin Williams 81 30.5 10.1 1.3 3.8 5.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.7 8.2 .455 0.5 1.6 .303 2.2 2.7 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 11 31.4 8.4 2.1 3.6 5.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.8 2.8 7.2 .392 0.1 0.2 .500 2.6 2.9 .906

Season 6

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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 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
Marvin Williams 65 28.7 10.4 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.6 3.8 8.3 .458 0.6 1.7 .336 2.3 2.7 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 12 18.0 4.8 0.8 1.4 2.3 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.5 1.8 4.7 .393 0.3 0.9 .273 0.8 1.1 .769

Season 7

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 %
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
Marvin Williams 57 26.3 10.2 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.5 3.6 8.2 .432 1.0 2.6 .389 2.0 2.6 .788
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
Marvin Williams 6 24.2 7.8 0.8 4.7 5.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.7 7.5 .356 1.3 2.7 .500 1.2 1.5 .778

Season 8

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Marvin Williams 73 23.7 7.2 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.7 6.4 .423 0.7 2.3 .325 1.1 1.4 .778
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
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBDDid 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 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
Marvin Williams 66 25.4 9.1 1.2 3.8 5.1 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.3 3.5 8.0 .439 1.3 3.5 .359 0.9 1.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns 11 32.4 18.8 2.0 7.3 9.3 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 3.9 6.8 13.2 .517 2.0 4.5 .440 3.2 3.8 .833
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season -2014-15
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 78 26.1 7.4 0.7 4.2 4.9 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.9 2.7 6.3 .424 1.2 3.4 .358 0.8 1.1 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season -2015-16
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets Lost East 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 %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 81 28.9 11.7 1.6 4.9 6.4 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.6 4.2 9.2 .452 1.9 4.7 .402 1.5 1.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 7 32.6 5.1 1.0 5.9 6.9 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.6 2.0 7.3 .275 0.9 2.4 .353 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 12

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season -2016-17
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 76 30.2 11.2 1.2 5.4 6.6 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.8 3.9 9.3 .422 1.6 4.7 .350 1.7 2.0 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season -2017-18
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 78 25.7 9.5 0.9 3.8 4.7 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.5 3.3 7.2 .458 1.6 3.9 .413 1.3 1.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season -2018-19
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 75 28.4 10.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6 2.1 3.7 8.7 .422 1.9 5.1 .366 0.9 1.1 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Karl-Anthony Towns Marvin Williams
Season -2019-20
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 58 19.5 5.9 0.5 2.6 3.2 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.8 2.1 4.6 .446 1.0 2.7 .359 0.8 1.0 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 10 17.9 5.5 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.4 2.1 4.7 .447 1.0 2.3 .435 0.3 0.3 1.000