Luis Scola vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Luis Scola, 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.

Luis Scola played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Luis Scola had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Luis Scola 10 4 2007-08 to 2016-17
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2007-082015-16
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Luis Scola 82 24.7 10.3 2.1 4.3 6.4 1.3 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.9 4.2 8.2 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.9 .668
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 %
Luis Scola 6 36.7 14.0 4.0 5.3 9.3 1.3 0.7 0.2 2.0 5.0 5.0 11.2 .448 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.8 .686
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2008-092016-17
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Luis Scola 82 30.3 12.7 2.4 6.3 8.8 1.5 0.8 0.1 1.5 3.2 5.2 9.7 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.1 .760
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 %
Luis Scola 13 32.6 14.4 2.2 6.2 8.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 1.7 3.5 5.9 12.0 .494 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.8 .673
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota 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 %
Luis Scola 82 32.6 16.2 2.1 6.5 8.6 2.1 0.8 0.3 2.0 3.0 6.8 13.3 .514 0.0 0.1 .200 2.5 3.3 .779
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 %
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
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
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota 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 %
Luis Scola 74 32.6 18.3 2.0 6.2 8.2 2.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 3.1 7.7 15.3 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .738
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 %
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota 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 %
Luis Scola 66 31.3 15.5 1.8 4.6 6.5 2.1 0.5 0.4 2.3 3.2 6.6 13.5 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .773
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 %
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota 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 %
Luis Scola 82 26.6 12.8 1.9 4.7 6.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 3.1 5.3 11.2 .472 0.0 0.2 .188 2.2 2.8 .787
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 %
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Luis Scola 82 17.1 7.6 1.0 3.7 4.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.3 2.0 3.2 6.8 .470 0.0 0.1 .143 1.2 1.7 .728
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 %
Luis Scola 18 13.5 6.1 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.6 2.7 5.8 .457 0.1 0.2 .333 0.7 1.2 .591
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
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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 %
Luis Scola 81 20.5 9.4 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.2 2.4 3.7 7.9 .467 0.1 0.2 .250 2.0 2.8 .699
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 %
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
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
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Luis Scola 76 21.5 8.7 1.1 3.6 4.7 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.3 3.5 7.9 .450 0.9 2.1 .404 0.8 1.1 .726
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 %
Luis Scola 11 12.7 2.5 0.2 1.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 2.0 0.7 2.8 .258 0.4 1.9 .190 0.7 1.0 .727
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
Luis Scola Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2016-17-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 %
Luis Scola 36 12.8 5.1 1.4 2.4 3.9 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.8 2.0 4.2 .470 0.5 1.4 .340 0.7 1.0 .676
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
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