T.J. McConnell vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and T.J. McConnell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

T.J. McConnell and Karl-Anthony Towns both played 11 years in the NBA. T.J. McConnell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	T.J. McConnell	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2015-16	2015-16
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	81	19.8	6.1	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.5	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.7	5.7	.470	0.4	1.1	.348	0.3	0.5	.634
difference:	+1	+12.2	+12.2	+2.3	+5.1	+7.4	+2.5	+0.5	+1.6	-0.5	-1.6	+4.9	+8.4	+.072			+.007	+2.4	+2.9	+.177
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
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	T.J. McConnell	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2017-18	2017-18
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795
difference:	+6	+13.2	+15.0	+2.4	+6.9	+9.3	+1.6	+0.4	+1.2	-0.4	-1.9	+5.0	+8.8	+.046	+1.1	+2.7	+.014	+3.8	+4.4	+.063
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		%
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600
difference:	+5	+18.5	+9.7	+2.4	+8.4	+10.8	+0.1	+0.2	+1.0	-1.8	-1.5	+3.1	+8.4	+.227	+0.4	+1.9	+.394	+3.1	+4.1	+.139
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
	T.J. McConnell	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2018-19	2018-19
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Did not play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784
difference:	+1	+13.8	+18.0	+3.0	+7.1	+10.1		+0.1	+1.4	-1.9	-2.4	+5.9	+11.6	+.007	+1.6	+4.0	+.067	+4.5	+5.3	+.052
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		%
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	T.J. McConnell	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2021-22	2021-22
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826
difference:	+47	+9.4	+16.1	+1.9	+4.6	+6.5	+1.3	+0.1	+0.7	-2.0	-1.6	+5.0	+8.7	+.048	+1.6	+3.7	+.107	+4.5	+5.4	+.004
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		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 9
	T.J. McConnell	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2023-24	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790
difference:	+9	+14.5	+11.6	+1.0	+4.6	+5.6	+2.5	+0.3	+0.6	-1.4	-2.2	+3.1	+6.9	+.052	+1.9	+4.7	+.007	+3.4	+3.8	+.083
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		%
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867
difference:	+1	+12.1	+7.3	+1.6	+4.4	+5.9	+2.5	+0.1	+0.1	-0.5	-1.9	+1.5	+3.6	+.020	+1.5	+3.7	+.092	+2.9	+3.4	+.012
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

Season 10
	T.J. McConnell	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2024-25	2024-25
Team	Indiana Pacers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	79	17.9	9.1	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	4.1	7.9	.519	0.2	0.6	.306	0.7	1.0	.740
difference:	+7	+17.1	+15.3	+2.3	+7.9	+10.4	+1.3	+0.1	+0.4	-1.3	-2.5	+4.8	+9.0	+.007	+1.8	+4.1	+.114	+4.0	+4.7	+.089
Karl-Anthony Towns	72	35.0	24.4	2.9	9.8	12.8	3.1	1.0	0.7	2.7	3.5	8.9	16.9	.526	2.0	4.7	.420	4.7	5.7	.829
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	23	17.5	9.5	0.5	2.7	3.3	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.1	4.1	7.6	.537	0.3	0.8	.421	1.0	1.2	.815
difference:	+5	+18.0	+11.9	+1.6	+6.8	+8.3	+2.7	+0.2	+0.6	-0.3	-3.2	+3.6	+8.2	+.049	+1.1	+3.3	+.070	+3.6	+4.2	+.030
Karl-Anthony Towns	18	35.5	21.4	2.1	9.5	11.6	1.3	0.7	0.7	2.2	4.3	7.7	15.8	.488	1.4	4.1	.351	4.6	5.4	.845

Season 11
	T.J. McConnell	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2025-26	2025-26
Team	Indiana Pacers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Cup All-Tournament Team
Playoffs	Did not play (season in progress)	Did not play (season in progress)
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	21	16.8	9.8	0.3	2.2	2.5	4.5	1.1	0.2	1.1	1.1	4.6	8.2	.555	0.3	1.0	.333	0.3	0.3	1.000
difference:	+9	+16.0	+12.2	+2.7	+6.6	+9.4	+1.6	+0.3	+0.5	-1.3	-2.4	+2.5	+6.8	+.079	+1.5	+3.9	+.032	+5.6	+6.5	+.132
Karl-Anthony Towns	30	32.8	22.0	3.0	8.8	11.9	2.9	0.8	0.7	2.4	3.5	7.1	15.0	.476	1.8	4.9	.365	5.9	6.8	.868
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 11