Marc Jackson vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Marc Jackson, 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.

Marc Jackson played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Marc Jackson had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Marc Jackson 7 3 2000-01 to 2006-07
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
Marc Jackson 48 29.4 13.2 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.9 2.9 4.9 10.6 .467 0.1 0.5 .217 3.2 4.0 .802
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 %
Marc Jackson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2001-022016-17
Team Golden State Warriors, Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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 %
Marc Jackson 39 12.7 4.8 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.5 4.2 .366 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .825
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 %
Marc Jackson 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2002-032017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
Marc Jackson 77 13.5 5.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.5 .438 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.5 1.9 .765
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 %
Marc Jackson 6 18.2 8.3 1.7 3.8 5.5 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.5 3.2 2.8 5.3 .531 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 3.2 .842
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
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota 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 %
Marc Jackson 22 27.2 9.4 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.2 7.8 .415 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.7 .790
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 %
Marc Jackson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2004-052019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Marc Jackson 81 24.4 12.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.6 2.1 4.2 9.0 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.3 .828
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 %
Marc Jackson 5 13.0 3.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.8 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .636
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2005-062020-21
Team New Jersey Nets, New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsMinnesota 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 %
Marc Jackson 64 16.0 6.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.0 2.7 5.8 .472 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 1.3 .805
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 %
Marc Jackson ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2006-072021-22
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsMinnesota 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 %
Marc Jackson 56 18.3 7.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.6 2.8 6.9 .410 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.8 .874
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 %
Marc Jackson ------- --- ----------
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
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season -2022-23
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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 %
Marc Jackson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Marc Jackson ------- --- ----------
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
Marc Jackson Karl-Anthony Towns
Season -2023-24
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Marc Jackson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Marc Jackson ------- --- ----------
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
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