Kevin Garnett vs. Obi Toppin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Obi Toppin and Kevin Garnett, 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

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.

Kevin Garnett played 21 years in the NBA, 16 more than Obi Toppin, who played 5. Kevin Garnett had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Obi Toppin had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Kevin Garnett 21 14 1995-96 to 2015-16
Obi Toppin 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Garnett Obi Toppin
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 80 28.7 10.4 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.8 1.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 4.5 9.2 .491 0.1 0.4 .286 1.3 1.9 .705
difference:+18+17.7+6.3+1.8+2.3+4.1+1.3+0.8+1.4-1.0-1.5+2.8+5.8+.007+0.3+1.0+.020+1.0+1.5+.026
Obi Toppin 62 11.0 4.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.7 3.4 .498 0.4 1.4 .306 0.3 0.4 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett DNP------ --- ----------
Obi Toppin 5 13.0 6.4 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.2 2.4 4.6 .522 0.6 1.8 .333 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 2
Kevin Garnett Obi Toppin
Season 1996-972021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 77 38.9 17.0 2.5 5.6 8.0 3.1 1.4 2.1 2.3 2.6 7.1 14.3 .499 0.1 0.3 .286 2.7 3.5 .754
difference:+5+21.8+8.0+1.5+2.8+4.3+2.0+1.1+1.6-1.5-1.2+3.6+7.7+.032+0.6+2.0+.022+1.4+1.8+.004
Obi Toppin 72 17.1 9.0 1.0 2.8 3.7 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 3.5 6.6 .531 0.7 2.3 .308 1.3 1.7 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 3 41.7 17.3 4.7 4.7 9.3 3.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.0 17.0 .471 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Obi Toppin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Kevin Garnett Obi Toppin
Season 1997-982022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 82 39.3 18.5 2.7 6.9 9.6 4.2 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.7 7.7 15.8 .491 0.0 0.2 .188 3.0 4.0 .738
difference:+15+23.6+11.1+2.3+4.5+6.8+3.2+1.4+1.6-1.7-1.7+4.9+9.5+.045+1.3+3.5+.156+2.4+3.3+.071
Obi Toppin 67 15.7 7.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 6.3 .446 1.3 3.7 .344 0.6 0.7 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 5 38.6 15.8 3.4 6.2 9.6 4.0 0.8 2.4 4.4 3.4 7.2 15.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .778
difference:+6+22.7+8.8+2.5+3.6+6.1+3.4+0.1+2.1-3.7-2.3+4.5+8.6+.051+1.2+3.9+1.0+1.3+.022
Obi Toppin 11 15.9 7.0 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.7 6.4 .429 1.2 3.9 .302 0.4 0.5 .800

Season 4
Kevin Garnett Obi Toppin
Season 1998-992023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 47 37.9 20.8 3.5 6.9 10.4 4.3 1.7 1.8 2.9 3.2 8.8 19.1 .460 0.1 0.3 .286 3.1 4.4 .704
difference:+35+16.8+10.5+2.5+4.0+6.5+2.7+1.1+1.3-2.1-1.5+4.8+12.0+.113+1.1+2.8+.117+2.2+3.2+.066
Obi Toppin 82 21.1 10.3 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 4.0 7.1 .573 1.2 3.1 .403 0.9 1.2 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 4 42.5 21.8 4.0 8.0 12.0 3.8 1.8 2.0 3.3 2.5 8.8 19.8 .443 0.0 0.5 .000 4.3 5.8 .739
difference:+13+22.3+10.9+3.4+4.2+7.6+2.1+1.4+1.6-2.5-1.3+4.5+11.9+.098+1.2+2.8+.357+3.2+4.3+.021
Obi Toppin 17 20.2 10.9 0.6 3.8 4.4 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 4.3 7.9 .541 1.2 3.3 .357 1.1 1.5 .760

Season 5
Kevin Garnett Obi Toppin
Season 1999-002024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 81 40.0 22.9 2.8 9.0 11.8 5.0 1.5 1.6 3.3 2.5 9.4 18.8 .497 0.4 1.0 .370 3.8 5.0 .765
difference:+2+20.4+12.4+2.1+5.7+7.8+3.4+0.9+1.2-2.4-1.1+5.4+11.2+.032+1.0+2.8+.005+2.7+3.6+.016
Obi Toppin 79 19.6 10.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.4 4.0 7.6 .529 1.4 3.8 .365 1.1 1.4 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 4 42.5 18.8 3.3 7.5 10.8 8.8 1.3 0.8 2.8 3.0 7.5 19.5 .385 0.5 0.8 .667 3.3 4.0 .813
difference:+19+23.4+9.4+2.7+4.2+7.0+7.5+0.6+0.5-1.8-1.0+3.9+12.1+.100+0.6+2.6+.346+2.2+2.4+.119
Obi Toppin 23 19.1 9.4 0.6 3.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.0 3.6 7.4 .485 1.1 3.4 .321 1.1 1.6 .694

Additional Years

* Kevin Garnett played 16 seasons more than Obi Toppin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 21, from 2001 to 2016—Kevin Garnett played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 16 extra years over Obi Toppin, Kevin Garnett got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 8 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 4 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 12 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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