Kyle Lowry vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Kyle Lowry, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Kyle Lowry played 20 years in the NBA, 9 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 11. Kyle Lowry had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Karl-Anthony Towns 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 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
Kyle Lowry	20	11	2006-07 to 2025-26
Karl-Anthony Towns	11	5	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2006-07	2015-16
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Kyle Lowry	10	17.5	5.6	1.2	1.9	3.1	3.2	1.4	0.1	1.2	2.0	1.4	3.8	.368	0.3	0.8	.375	2.5	2.8	.893
difference:	+72	+14.5	+12.7	+1.6	+5.8	+7.4	+1.2	+0.7	+1.6	-1.0	-1.0	+6.2	+10.3	+.174	+0.1	+0.3	+.034	+0.2	+0.6	+.082
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyle Lowry nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2007-08	2016-17
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	82	25.5	9.6	0.5	2.5	3.0	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.5	2.3	3.1	7.2	.432	0.4	1.7	.257	3.0	4.2	.698
difference:		+11.5	+15.5	+3.1	+6.2	+9.3	+0.9	+0.4	+1.0	-1.1	-0.6	+6.7	+10.8	+.110	+0.8	+1.7	+.110	+1.3	+1.0	+.134
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyle Lowry nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2008-09	2017-18
Team	Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Timberwolves Lost West 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		%
Kyle Lowry	77	21.8	7.6	0.3	2.1	2.5	3.6	0.9	0.2	1.5	1.9	2.5	5.6	.435	0.3	1.3	.255	2.4	2.9	.801
difference:	+5	+13.8	+13.7	+2.6	+7.3	+9.8	+1.2	+0.1	+1.2	-0.4	-1.6	+5.3	+8.7	+.110	+1.2	+2.2	+.166	+1.8	+2.0	+.057
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	13	19.5	5.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.8	1.6	4.8	.333	0.3	1.2	.250	1.8	2.4	.742
difference:	+8	+14.5	+9.9	+2.4	+8.1	+10.5	+0.3	+0.5	+0.9	-1.1	-1.0	+4.0	+7.2	+.134	+0.3	+1.0	+.023	+1.6	+2.2	+.003
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


Season 4
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2009-10	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kyle Lowry	68	24.3	9.1	1.3	2.3	3.6	4.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	2.5	2.7	6.8	.397	0.5	2.0	.272	3.2	3.8	.827
difference:	+9	+8.8	+15.3	+2.1	+6.7	+8.8	+1.1		+1.5	-1.4	-1.3	+6.1	+10.3	+.121	+1.3	+2.6	+.128	+1.7	+2.0	+.009
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyle Lowry nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2010-11	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	75	34.2	13.5	1.2	2.9	4.1	6.7	1.4	0.3	2.1	2.8	4.6	10.8	.426	1.7	4.6	.376	2.6	3.3	.765
difference:	+40	+0.3	+13.0	+1.5	+5.2	+6.7	+2.3	+0.5	+0.9	-1.0	-0.5	+4.4	+7.0	+.082	+1.6	+3.3	+.036	+2.5	+3.2	+.031
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyle Lowry nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2011-12	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	47	32.1	14.3	0.8	3.7	4.5	6.6	1.6	0.3	2.8	2.8	4.5	10.9	.409	1.7	4.5	.374	3.6	4.2	.864
difference:	+3	+1.7	+10.5	+1.9	+4.2	+6.1	+2.1	+0.8	+0.8	-0.4	-0.9	+4.0	+6.6	+.077	+0.7	+1.8	+.013	+1.7	+2.0	+.005
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyle Lowry nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2012-13	2021-22
Team	Toronto Raptors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Kyle Lowry	68	29.7	11.6	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.4	1.4	0.4	2.3	3.2	3.7	9.2	.401	1.5	4.1	.362	2.8	3.5	.795
difference:	+6	+3.8	+13.0	+1.8	+3.3	+5.1	+2.8	+0.4	+0.7	-0.8	-0.4	+5.0	+7.2	+.128	+0.5	+0.8	+.048	+2.4	+2.8	+.027
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 8
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2013-14	2022-23
Team	Toronto Raptors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	79	36.2	17.9	1.1	3.6	4.7	7.4	1.5	0.2	2.5	3.4	5.8	13.7	.423	2.4	6.3	.380	4.0	4.9	.813
difference:	+50	+3.2	+2.9	+0.6	+2.9	+3.4	+2.6	+0.8	+0.4	-0.5	-0.4	+1.5	+1.1	+.072	+0.3	+0.6	+.014	+0.1	+0.2	+.061
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	7	38.7	21.1	1.3	3.4	4.7	4.7	0.9	0.0	2.9	3.9	6.3	15.6	.404	2.4	6.1	.395	6.1	7.0	.878
difference:	+2	+2.7	+2.9	+0.1	+5.6	+5.5	+2.7	+0.3	+0.8	-0.7	-0.3	+0.1	+1.6	+.053	+1.2	+1.3	+.145	+1.9	+1.4	+.128
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


Season 9
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2014-15	2023-24
Team	Toronto Raptors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
Kyle Lowry	70	34.5	17.8	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.8	1.6	0.2	2.5	3.0	6.1	14.9	.412	1.9	5.6	.338	3.6	4.5	.808
difference:	+8	+1.8	+4.0	+0.7	+2.9	+3.6	+3.8	+0.9	+0.5	-0.4	-0.3	+1.6	+0.4	+.092	+0.3	+0.3	+.078	+0.5	+0.2	+.065
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	4	32.8	12.3	1.8	3.8	5.5	4.8	1.3	0.0	3.0	4.5	4.5	14.3	.316	1.3	5.8	.217	2.0	2.8	.727
difference:	+12	+0.2	+6.8	+0.4	+3.0	+3.5	+2.2	+0.5	+0.2	-1.3	-1.1	+2.3	+0.2	+.150	+0.6	+0.6	+.144	+1.7	+1.5	+.128
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


Season 10
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2015-16	2024-25
Team	Toronto Raptors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Kyle Lowry	77	37.0	21.2	0.7	4.0	4.7	6.4	2.1	0.4	2.9	2.7	6.6	15.6	.427	2.8	7.1	.388	5.2	6.4	.811
difference:	+5	+2.0	+3.2	+2.2	+5.8	+8.1	+3.3	+1.1	+0.3	-0.2	-0.8	+2.3	+1.3	+.099	+0.8	+2.4	+.032	+0.5	+0.7	+.018
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	20	38.3	19.1	0.9	3.8	4.7	6.0	1.6	0.2	3.2	3.7	6.6	16.5	.397	2.1	6.9	.304	3.9	5.2	.750
difference:	+2	+2.8	+2.3	+1.2	+5.7	+6.9	+4.7	+0.9	+0.5	-1.0	-0.6	+1.1	+0.7	+.091	+0.7	+2.8	+.047	+0.7	+0.2	+.095
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


Season 11
	Kyle Lowry	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2016-17	2025-26
Team	Toronto Raptors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	60	37.4	22.4	0.8	4.0	4.8	7.0	1.5	0.3	2.9	2.8	7.1	15.3	.464	3.2	7.8	.412	5.0	6.1	.819
difference:	+37	+4.4	+0.3	+2.4	+4.9	+7.2	+3.7	+0.7	+0.5	-0.4	-0.6	+0.1	+0.3		+1.3	+2.5	+.057	+0.8	+0.5	+.062
Karl-Anthony Towns	23	33.0	22.1	3.2	8.9	12.0	3.3	0.8	0.8	2.5	3.4	7.2	15.6	.464	1.9	5.3	.355	5.8	6.6	.881

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	8	37.5	15.8	0.4	2.8	3.1	5.9	1.5	0.5	2.1	3.3	5.4	11.6	.462	1.6	4.8	.342	3.4	4.1	.818
Karl-Anthony Towns	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Kyle Lowry played 9 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 20, from 2018 to 2026—Kyle Lowry played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 9 extra years over Karl-Anthony Towns, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 All-Star Game

Kyle Lowry vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Kyle Lowry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years