Anthony Edwards vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bernard King 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.

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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, 9 less than Bernard King, who played 14. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bernard King had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Bernard King 14 5 1977-78 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Bernard King
Season 2020-211977-78
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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:+7+7.0+4.9+2.6+2.4+4.8+0.5+0.4-1.7-2.0+3.1+4.3+.062+1.1+2.0+.099
Bernard King 79 39.1 24.2 3.4 6.2 9.5 2.4 1.5 0.5 3.9 3.8 10.1 21.1 .479 - - - 4.0 5.8 .677
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Edwards nor Bernard King played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Bernard King
Season 2021-221978-79
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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:+10+0.6+0.3+2.2+1.2+3.4+0.2+0.1+0.1-1.3-1.7+1.1+0.7+.081+1.2+3.6+.222
Bernard King 82 34.9 21.6 3.1 5.1 8.2 3.6 1.4 0.5 3.9 4.0 8.7 16.6 .522 - - - 4.3 7.5 .564
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:+4+2.7+0.8+1.8+0.5+1.3+0.5+0.8+1.2-0.5-1.3+2.2+2.7+.045+0.3+6.3+.407
Bernard King 2 40.5 26.0 2.5 3.0 5.5 3.5 2.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 10.5 21.0 .500 - - - 5.0 12.0 .417

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Bernard King
Season 2022-231979-80
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+60+13.9+15.3+0.7+1.8+1.2+1.7+1.2+0.5-0.7-1.1+5.2+12.3+.059+2.7+7.3+2.2+2.0+.216
Bernard King 19 22.1 9.3 1.3 3.4 4.6 2.7 0.4 0.2 2.6 3.5 3.7 7.2 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.3 .540
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bernard King DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Bernard King
Season 2023-241980-81
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+0.9+4.0+1.5+0.2+1.4+1.6+0.4+0.1-0.2-2.0+0.1+4.3+.127+2.4+6.6+.024+1.6+1.0+.133
Bernard King 81 36.0 21.9 2.2 4.6 6.8 3.5 0.9 0.4 3.3 3.8 9.0 15.4 .588 0.0 0.1 .333 3.8 5.4 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 16 40.6 27.6 1.1 5.9 7.0 6.5 1.5 0.6 3.3 2.3 9.8 20.3 .481 2.9 7.2 .400 5.2 6.4 .814
Bernard King DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Anthony Edwards Bernard King
Season 2024-251981-82
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 79 36.3 27.6 0.8 4.9 5.7 4.5 1.2 0.6 3.2 1.9 9.1 20.4 .447 4.1 10.3 .395 5.3 6.3 .837
difference:+0.1+4.4+1.0+0.7+0.2+0.9+0.2+0.3-0.2-1.7+0.3+3.9+.119+4.1+10.2+.195+0.8+.132
Bernard King 79 36.2 23.2 1.8 4.2 5.9 3.6 1.0 0.3 3.4 3.6 9.4 16.5 .566 0.0 0.1 .200 4.5 6.3 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 15 39.0 25.3 1.2 6.6 7.8 5.5 1.1 0.7 2.6 2.1 9.0 19.9 .453 3.1 8.7 .354 4.3 5.9 .719
Bernard King DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Bernard King played 9 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1983 to 1993—Bernard King played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Anthony Edwards, Bernard King got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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