Anthony Edwards vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson 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 / 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.

Anthony Edwards played 5 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 2. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Anthony Edwards 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25
Ausar Thompson 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Ausar Thompson
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+7.0+10.5+1.2+0.5+1.7+1.0+0.4-0.9-1.0+3.3+9.2+.066+2.1+5.4+.143+1.8+1.9+.179
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Edwards nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Ausar Thompson
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+11.8+11.2+1.0+0.6+0.3+1.5+0.2+0.1-1.2-0.5+3.4+9.5+.094+2.8+7.6+.133+1.6+1.5+.145
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+15.3+13.7+0.6+0.3+1.0+2.0+0.4-0.7-0.5+4.3+11.3+.116+3.8+9.2+.404+1.2+0.3+.241
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Additional Years

* Anthony Edwards played 3 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 5, from 2023 to 2025—Anthony Edwards played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Anthony Edwards got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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