Anthony Edwards vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Williams 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 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Jason Williams, who played 12. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jason Williams had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26
Jason Williams 12 8 1998-99 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Jason Williams
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+22+4.0+6.5+0.5+1.0+1.6+3.1+0.8+0.5-0.7+2.4+4.5+.043+0.4+0.7+.019+1.3+1.7+.024
Jason Williams 50 36.1 12.8 0.3 2.8 3.1 6.0 1.9 0.0 2.9 1.8 4.6 12.3 .374 2.0 6.5 .310 1.6 2.1 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards DNP------ --- ----------
Jason Williams 5 33.0 10.0 0.4 3.2 3.6 4.0 1.6 0.2 2.6 3.0 3.2 9.0 .356 1.8 5.8 .310 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Jason Williams
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West 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:+9+0.2+9.0+0.6+1.3+2.0+3.5+0.1+0.5-1.1-0.6+3.1+5.3+.068+1.2+2.2+.070+1.5+1.8+.033
Jason Williams 81 34.1 12.3 0.3 2.6 2.8 7.3 1.4 0.1 3.7 1.7 4.5 12.0 .373 1.8 6.2 .287 1.6 2.1 .753
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:+1+9.0+14.8+0.5+2.1+2.6+0.6+0.6+1.2-0.9-2.1+4.7+8.7+.080+2.2+4.5+.084+3.1+3.7+.024
Jason Williams 5 28.8 10.4 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.6 9.6 .375 1.6 5.0 .320 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Jason Williams
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+2+6.3+15.2+0.4+3.0+3.4+1.0+0.4+0.6-1.2-0.9+5.3+10.5+.052+1.4+3.3+.054+3.2+4.3+.033
Jason Williams 77 29.7 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.4 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.5 3.6 9.0 .407 1.3 4.0 .315 0.8 1.0 .789
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
difference:+3+16.2+22.8+0.6+2.1+2.7+2.3+0.8+2.0-1.0-0.8+7.7+15.2+.056+1.6+4.8+.018+5.7+6.9+.154
Jason Williams 8 23.6 8.8 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.9 1.0 0.0 2.6 1.8 3.3 7.6 .426 1.4 3.8 .367 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Jason Williams
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
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:+14+0.7+11.1+0.4+2.1+2.4+2.9+0.4+0.4-0.2-0.2+3.3+4.5+.079+0.4+0.1+.062+4.2+4.8+.044
Jason Williams 65 34.4 14.8 0.3 2.7 3.0 8.0 1.7 0.1 3.3 1.6 5.8 15.2 .382 2.0 6.6 .295 1.2 1.6 .792
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
Jason Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Anthony Edwards Jason Williams
Season 2024-252002-03
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement 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:+3+4.6+15.5+0.5+2.4+2.9+3.8+0.5-1.0-0.2+4.7+9.1+.059+2.2+5.0+.041+3.9+4.6+.003
Jason Williams 76 31.7 12.1 0.3 2.5 2.8 8.3 1.2 0.1 2.2 1.7 4.4 11.3 .388 1.9 5.3 .354 1.4 1.7 .840
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
Jason Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Anthony Edwards Jason Williams
Season 2025-262003-04
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 14 32.9 28.0 0.9 3.9 4.8 3.6 1.5 0.6 2.6 2.0 9.4 19.7 .475 3.4 8.6 .392 5.9 7.3 .814
difference:+58+3.5+17.1+0.6+2.2+2.8+3.2+0.2+0.5-0.7-0.7+5.4+9.8+.068+1.7+3.5+.062+4.8+5.9+.023
Jason Williams 72 29.4 10.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 6.8 1.3 0.1 1.9 1.3 4.0 9.9 .407 1.7 5.1 .330 1.1 1.4 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards DNP------ --- ----------
Jason Williams 4 32.3 10.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.5 0.5 0.0 1.8 2.5 3.8 11.5 .326 1.5 5.3 .286 1.8 1.8 1.000

Additional Years

* Jason Williams played 6 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2005 to 2011—Jason Williams played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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