Rodney Stuckey vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Rodney Stuckey, 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.

Rodney Stuckey played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Rodney Stuckey 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
Rodney Stuckey 10 3 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
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2007-082015-16
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 57 19.0 7.6 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.4 2.0 2.7 6.7 .401 0.1 0.3 .188 2.2 2.7 .814
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 %
Rodney Stuckey 17 22.4 8.2 0.6 1.2 1.9 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.4 2.1 2.5 6.8 .371 0.1 0.4 .286 3.0 3.4 .879
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2008-092016-17
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 79 31.9 13.4 0.9 2.6 3.5 4.9 1.0 0.1 2.2 2.7 5.1 11.6 .439 0.3 1.0 .295 2.9 3.7 .803
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 %
Rodney Stuckey 4 32.0 15.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 6.0 15.3 .393 0.0 2.0 .000 3.0 3.5 .857
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 73 34.2 16.6 0.9 2.9 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.8 6.2 15.2 .405 0.2 1.1 .228 4.1 4.9 .833
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 %
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------
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
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 70 31.2 15.5 1.0 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.1 0.1 2.2 2.5 5.2 11.8 .439 0.4 1.3 .289 4.7 5.4 .866
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 %
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 55 29.9 14.8 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.8 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.3 4.7 10.9 .429 0.6 1.9 .317 4.9 5.8 .834
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 %
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 76 28.6 11.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.7 4.0 9.8 .406 0.7 2.4 .302 2.8 3.6 .783
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 %
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 73 26.7 13.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.8 5.1 11.7 .436 0.3 1.2 .273 3.3 4.0 .836
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 %
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------
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
Rodney Stuckey 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 71 26.4 12.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.7 10.6 .440 0.8 2.0 .390 2.5 3.0 .819
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 %
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------
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
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Rodney Stuckey 58 22.0 8.9 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.3 3.2 7.6 .413 0.3 1.4 .241 2.3 2.7 .829
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 %
Rodney Stuckey 7 17.9 6.3 0.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.3 2.4 6.1 .395 0.7 1.4 .500 0.7 1.3 .556
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
Rodney Stuckey Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2016-17-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
Rodney Stuckey 39 17.8 7.2 0.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 1.4 1.1 2.3 6.3 .373 0.5 1.5 .317 2.1 2.7 .748
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
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