Stu Lantz vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Stu Lantz, 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.

Stu Lantz played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Stu Lantz had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, 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
Stu Lantz 8 2 1968-69 to 1975-76
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1968-692015-16
Team San Diego RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div 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 %
Stu Lantz 73 18.9 7.8 - - 3.2 1.4 - - - 2.4 3.0 6.6 .456 - - - 1.8 2.3 .772
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 %
Stu Lantz 6 34.7 13.5 - - 3.5 1.7 - - - 3.7 5.0 11.5 .435 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1969-702016-17
Team San Diego 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 %
Stu Lantz 82 30.1 14.5 - - 3.1 3.5 - - - 2.9 5.5 12.5 .443 - - - 3.4 4.4 .770
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1970-712017-18
Team San Diego 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 %
Stu Lantz 82 37.8 20.6 - - 5.0 4.2 - - - 2.8 7.1 15.9 .448 - - - 6.3 7.9 .806
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1971-722018-19
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 %
Stu Lantz 81 38.2 18.5 - - 4.3 4.2 - - - 2.6 6.9 15.8 .435 - - - 4.8 5.7 .838
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1972-732019-20
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 %
Stu Lantz 51 31.4 9.6 - - 3.4 2.7 - - - 2.3 3.6 8.9 .407 - - - 2.4 2.9 .800
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1973-742020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Stu Lantz 50 19.6 8.9 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 - 1.6 3.1 7.2 .427 - - - 2.8 3.3 .848
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 %
Stu Lantz 7 32.4 12.0 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.0 0.3 0.0 - 2.7 4.0 8.4 .475 - - - 4.0 4.6 .875
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1974-752021-22
Team New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles LakersMinnesota 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 %
Stu Lantz 75 23.8 8.6 1.2 1.4 2.6 2.5 0.7 0.2 - 2.2 3.0 7.5 .406 - - - 2.6 3.1 .838
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota 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 %
Stu Lantz 53 16.1 4.7 0.5 1.3 1.9 1.4 0.5 0.1 - 2.0 1.6 3.8 .417 - - - 1.5 1.7 .899
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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
Stu Lantz Karl-Anthony Towns
Season -2023-24
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns 8 31.3 18.9 1.9 7.0 8.9 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.8 3.9 6.6 12.8 .520 2.4 4.4 .543 3.3 4.0 .813
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