Anthony Edwards vs. Phil Ford Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Phil Ford and Anthony Edwards, 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.

Anthony Edwards played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Phil Ford, who played 7. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Phil Ford had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Anthony Edwards 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Phil Ford 7 4 1978-79 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Phil Ford
Season 2020-211978-79
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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 %
Anthony Edwards 72 32.1 19.3 0.8 3.8 4.7 2.9 1.1 0.5 2.2 1.8 7.0 16.8 .417 2.4 7.2 .329 2.9 3.8 .776
Phil Ford 79 34.5 15.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 8.6 2.2 0.1 4.1 3.1 5.9 12.7 .465 - - - 4.1 5.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Phil Ford 5 28.6 7.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.8 2.4 0.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 11.4 .263 - - - 1.8 3.2 .563

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Phil Ford
Season 2021-221979-80
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdKings 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 %
Anthony Edwards 72 34.3 21.3 0.9 3.9 4.8 3.8 1.5 0.6 2.6 2.3 7.6 17.3 .441 3.0 8.4 .357 3.1 3.9 .786
Phil Ford 82 32.0 16.2 0.4 1.7 2.1 7.4 1.7 0.0 3.4 2.5 6.0 12.9 .462 0.0 0.3 .174 4.2 5.2 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 6 37.8 25.2 0.7 3.5 4.2 3.0 1.2 1.2 2.5 3.7 8.3 18.3 .455 3.8 9.5 .404 4.7 5.7 .824
Phil Ford 3 36.7 17.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 8.7 1.7 0.0 4.0 2.0 6.7 14.3 .465 1.0 1.3 .750 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Phil Ford
Season 2022-231980-81
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 79 36.0 24.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 4.4 1.6 0.7 3.3 2.4 8.9 19.5 .459 2.7 7.3 .369 4.0 5.3 .756
Phil Ford 66 34.7 17.5 0.4 1.5 1.9 8.8 1.5 0.1 3.7 2.9 6.4 13.4 .478 0.2 0.5 .306 4.5 5.4 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 5 39.8 31.6 0.6 4.4 5.0 5.2 1.8 2.0 1.6 2.6 11.0 22.8 .482 3.0 8.6 .349 6.6 7.8 .846
Phil Ford 5 31.6 7.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.8 1.0 0.0 3.4 1.8 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 1.8 2.6 .692

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Phil Ford
Season 2023-241981-82
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBDDid 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 %
Anthony Edwards 79 35.1 25.9 0.7 4.8 5.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.1 1.8 9.1 19.7 .461 2.4 6.7 .357 5.4 6.4 .836
Phil Ford 72 27.1 9.9 0.3 1.1 1.5 6.3 0.9 0.0 2.7 2.2 4.0 9.0 .439 0.1 0.4 .219 1.9 2.3 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 11 40.1 28.9 0.8 5.4 6.2 5.9 1.7 0.6 3.2 2.3 10.3 20.4 .504 3.0 7.5 .398 5.4 6.4 .843
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Anthony Edwards Phil Ford
Season -1982-83
Team -New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Phil Ford 77 20.9 6.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.8 0.7 0.0 1.7 2.5 2.8 5.8 .479 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 1.6 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Phil Ford 2 2.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.0 1.000

Season 6
Anthony Edwards Phil Ford
Season -1983-84
Team -Houston Rockets
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 %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Phil Ford 81 24.9 7.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.1 0.7 0.1 1.7 3.0 2.9 5.8 .502 0.0 0.2 .133 1.2 1.4 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Anthony Edwards Phil Ford
Season -1984-85
Team -Houston Rockets
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 %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Phil Ford 25 11.6 1.8 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.9 .298 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 0.7 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
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