Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Moritz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Moritz Wagner 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, 3 more than Moritz Wagner, who played 6. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Moritz Wagner had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Moritz Wagner 6 1 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First 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
Moritz Wagner 43 10.4 4.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.3 1.7 4.0 .415 0.5 1.8 .286 1.0 1.2 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Wizards
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
Moritz Wagner 45 18.6 8.7 1.2 3.6 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.4 1.5 3.4 3.2 5.9 .545 0.6 1.8 .313 1.7 2.1 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Moritz Wagner 45 16.0 6.9 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.4 2.3 5.1 .454 0.7 2.0 .341 1.6 1.9 .816
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
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Moritz Wagner 63 15.2 9.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.9 2.0 3.1 6.3 .497 1.0 3.2 .328 1.7 2.0 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic
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 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
Moritz Wagner 57 19.5 10.5 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.2 2.4 3.5 6.9 .500 0.9 2.9 .313 2.7 3.2 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 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
Moritz Wagner 80 17.7 10.9 1.5 2.9 4.3 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.0 4.2 6.9 .601 0.5 1.4 .330 2.1 2.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Moritz Wagner 7 15.0 6.3 1.6 2.9 4.4 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.1 3.0 2.3 5.1 .444 0.3 1.3 .222 1.4 2.4 .588

Season 7
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2021-22-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2022-23-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 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
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Karl-Anthony Towns Moritz Wagner
Season 2023-24-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBD-
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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
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Karl-Anthony Towns 7 30.3 19.7 1.4 7.0 8.4 2.4 0.4 0.3 1.9 4.0 6.9 12.0 .571 2.6 4.4 .581 3.4 4.0 .857
Moritz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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