Tyrone Corbin vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyrone Corbin, 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.

Tyrone Corbin played 16 years in the NBA, 7 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Tyrone Corbin had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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
Tyrone Corbin 16 11 1985-86 to 2000-01
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1985-862015-16
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 16 10.9 4.0 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.7 4.0 .422 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .714
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 %
Tyrone Corbin 1 14.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1986-872016-17
Team San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 63 18.6 6.4 1.4 2.0 3.4 1.5 0.9 0.1 1.0 2.0 2.5 6.0 .409 0.0 0.1 .250 1.4 2.0 .734
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 %
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1987-882017-18
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix SunsMinnesota 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 84 20.7 7.4 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.4 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.2 3.1 6.3 .490 0.0 0.1 .167 1.3 1.6 .797
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 %
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------
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

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1988-892018-19
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 77 21.5 8.2 2.3 2.9 5.2 1.5 1.1 0.2 1.2 2.9 3.2 5.9 .540 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.3 .788
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 %
Tyrone Corbin 12 25.8 9.1 3.6 3.5 7.1 2.2 2.0 0.3 1.2 3.1 3.8 7.2 .523 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .760
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 82 36.7 14.7 2.7 4.7 7.4 2.6 2.1 0.5 1.7 3.5 6.4 13.2 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.5 .770
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 %
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 82 39.0 18.0 2.3 4.9 7.2 4.2 2.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 7.2 16.0 .448 0.0 0.1 .200 3.6 4.5 .798
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 %
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 80 27.6 9.8 2.0 3.9 5.9 1.8 1.0 0.3 1.2 2.4 3.8 7.9 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.5 .866
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 %
Tyrone Corbin 16 27.9 11.3 2.4 3.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.8 4.3 8.6 .504 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.4 .778
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

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 82 31.2 11.6 2.4 4.0 6.3 2.1 1.3 0.4 1.3 3.1 4.7 9.3 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.7 .826
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 %
Tyrone Corbin 5 32.2 11.8 3.2 4.4 7.6 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.4 3.0 4.8 10.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.4 .647
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

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 82 26.2 8.0 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.5 1.2 0.3 1.1 2.6 3.3 7.2 .456 0.1 0.4 .207 1.4 1.8 .813
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 %
Tyrone Corbin 16 25.8 6.3 1.6 3.4 4.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 6.6 .387 0.3 0.8 .333 0.9 0.9 .933
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

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1994-95-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 81 17.1 6.2 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 2.0 2.5 5.7 .442 0.2 0.7 .250 1.0 1.4 .684
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin 3 26.3 11.3 2.0 1.3 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 8.7 .462 0.7 2.0 .333 2.7 3.0 .889
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1995-96-
Team Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 71 18.1 5.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.1 2.2 4.9 .442 0.0 0.3 .167 1.4 1.7 .833
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin 2 17.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1996-97-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin 70 32.9 9.5 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.8 1.3 0.1 1.2 2.5 3.6 8.6 .422 1.1 3.0 .356 1.2 1.5 .796
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin 10 36.5 10.6 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.0 0.4 0.2 1.4 2.9 4.2 9.2 .457 1.3 3.7 .351 0.9 0.9 1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1997-98-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 79 34.2 10.2 1.0 3.6 4.6 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.1 2.5 4.2 9.5 .439 0.6 1.8 .348 1.3 1.6 .789
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin 4 28.3 3.8 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.8 2.5 1.8 6.3 .280 0.3 1.5 .167 0.0 0.0 -
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1998-99-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin 47 22.7 7.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.6 2.8 7.1 .391 0.8 2.5 .319 1.1 1.7 .650
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin 9 29.7 7.7 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.9 2.2 3.3 8.0 .417 0.7 2.6 .261 0.3 0.4 .750
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 1999-00-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Tyrone Corbin 54 17.4 4.1 0.7 2.3 3.1 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.8 1.6 4.6 .356 0.2 0.8 .227 0.6 0.7 .846
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin 3 7.7 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.3 .000
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Tyrone Corbin Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2000-01-
Team Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Tyrone Corbin 15 7.8 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.6 2.5 .237 0.0 0.3 .000 0.1 0.3 .500
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------
Karl-Anthony Towns ------- --- ----------