Luc Mbah a Moute vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Luc Mbah a Moute, 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.

Luc Mbah a Moute played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Luc Mbah a Moute had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 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
Luc Mbah a Moute 12 5 2008-09 to 2019-20
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2008-092015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 82 25.8 7.2 2.3 3.6 5.9 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.2 2.5 2.8 6.0 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .729
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2009-102016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 73 25.6 6.2 2.3 3.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 0.5 1.0 2.5 2.4 5.1 .480 0.1 0.2 .353 1.3 1.8 .699
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute 7 25.4 9.1 2.0 3.6 5.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.1 3.7 7.1 .520 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 2.9 .600
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2010-112017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 79 26.5 6.7 2.1 3.2 5.3 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.3 2.5 5.4 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.4 .707
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute ------- --- ----------
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
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 43 23.5 7.7 1.8 3.5 5.3 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 6.1 .510 0.0 0.1 .250 1.5 2.4 .641
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 58 22.9 6.7 1.5 2.9 4.4 0.9 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 6.5 .401 0.2 0.6 .351 1.2 2.2 .571
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute 4 34.0 8.3 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.8 1.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 2.5 5.8 .435 0.0 1.0 .000 3.3 4.5 .722
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Sacramento Kings, Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 64 15.7 3.5 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.4 3.0 .451 0.1 0.3 .235 0.7 1.0 .687
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 67 28.6 9.9 1.2 3.7 4.9 1.6 1.2 0.3 1.5 1.6 3.7 9.5 .395 0.9 3.0 .307 1.4 2.4 .589
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute ------- --- ----------
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
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 75 17.0 3.1 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.3 2.8 .454 0.2 0.5 .325 0.4 0.8 .526
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 5 15.6 1.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.8 0.8 1.2 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
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
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 80 22.3 6.1 0.6 1.6 2.1 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.5 2.4 4.7 .505 0.5 1.4 .391 0.7 1.1 .678
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 7 32.0 7.6 1.4 3.4 4.9 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.4 6.1 .395 0.7 2.3 .313 2.0 2.9 .700
Karl-Anthony Towns 10 31.7 18.4 2.0 7.0 9.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.7 3.8 6.7 13.1 .511 2.1 4.4 .477 2.9 3.6 .806

Season 10
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2017-18-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute 61 25.6 7.5 0.4 2.7 3.0 0.9 1.2 0.4 1.1 1.6 2.7 5.7 .481 1.0 2.8 .364 1.1 1.6 .684
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute 9 16.6 2.8 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 4.0 .250 0.3 1.7 .200 0.4 0.8 .571
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2018-19-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 4 15.3 5.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 2.0 4.5 .444 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 1.3 .400
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Luc Mbah a Moute Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2019-20-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Luc Mbah a Moute 3 8.3 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.7 .000 0.3 0.7 .500
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luc Mbah a Moute ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
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