Pete Myers vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Pete Myers, 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.

Pete Myers and Karl-Anthony Towns both played 9 years in the NBA. Pete Myers had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Pete Myers 9 4 1986-87 to 1997-98
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1986-872015-16
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Pete Myers 29 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.7 1.8 .365 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.5 .651
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 %
Pete Myers 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1987-882016-17
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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 %
Pete Myers 22 14.9 5.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.5 1.4 2.0 4.3 .453 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.8 .667
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 %
Pete Myers ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1988-892017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ers, New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Pete Myers 33 8.2 2.9 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.2 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.5 .688
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 %
Pete Myers 4 3.5 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667
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
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1989-902018-19
Team New York Knicks, New Jersey NetsMinnesota 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 %
Pete Myers 52 14.4 4.7 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.6 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.1 1.7 4.3 .396 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .660
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 %
Pete Myers ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1990-912019-20
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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 %
Pete Myers 8 12.9 3.6 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.8 0.4 0.4 1.8 1.8 1.3 2.9 .435 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .818
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 %
Pete Myers ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Note: Pete Myers didn't play in 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Season 6
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1993-942020-21
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Pete Myers 82 24.8 7.9 0.7 1.5 2.2 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.4 3.1 6.8 .455 0.1 0.4 .276 1.7 2.4 .701
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 %
Pete Myers 10 23.5 7.0 1.0 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.9 5.6 .518 0.0 0.4 .000 1.2 2.1 .571
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1994-952021-22
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Pete Myers 71 17.9 4.5 0.8 1.2 2.0 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.8 1.7 4.0 .415 0.1 0.5 .256 1.0 1.6 .614
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 %
Pete Myers 9 8.8 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.6 1.6 .357 0.1 0.2 .500 0.2 0.7 .333
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
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1995-962022-23
Team Miami Heat, Charlotte HornetsMinnesota 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 %
Pete Myers 71 15.4 3.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.9 1.3 3.5 .368 0.2 0.8 .241 1.1 1.7 .656
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 %
Pete Myers ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Pete Myers didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 9
Pete Myers Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1997-982023-24
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Pete Myers 9 4.4 1.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
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 %
Pete Myers ------- --- ----------
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
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