Anthony Edwards vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker 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 / Stats Rankings / 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, 7 less than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kemba Walker had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Kemba Walker 12 4 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Kemba Walker
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Bobcats
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:+6+4.9+7.2+0.3+0.7+1.2+1.5+0.2+0.2-0.4-0.6+2.7+5.2+.051+1.4+3.8+.024+0.4+0.6+.013
Kemba Walker 66 27.2 12.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 1.2 4.3 11.6 .366 1.0 3.4 .305 2.5 3.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Edwards nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Kemba Walker
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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+3.6+0.2+1.2+1.3+1.9+0.5+0.2-0.2-0.4+1.2+2.1+.018+1.7+4.4+.035+0.5+0.6+.012
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 17.7 0.7 2.7 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 2.4 1.9 6.4 15.2 .423 1.3 4.0 .322 3.6 4.5 .798
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
Kemba Walker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Kemba Walker
Season 2022-232013-14
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+6+0.2+6.9+0.1+1.5+1.6+1.7+0.4+0.3-1.0-0.6+2.7+3.8+.066+1.2+2.8+.036+0.1+0.7+.081
Kemba Walker 73 35.8 17.7 0.5 3.7 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.8 6.2 15.7 .393 1.5 4.5 .333 3.9 4.6 .837
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:+1+1.5+12.1+0.3+0.9+1.2+0.8+0.2+1.2-2.2-1.1+4.5+9.0+.009+2.6+.151+3.1+3.3+.068
Kemba Walker 4 38.3 19.5 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.8 3.8 1.5 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 6.0 .500 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Kemba Walker
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
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:+17+0.9+8.6+0.1+1.8+1.9+0.1-1.5-0.3+3.0+3.9+.076+1.0+2.2+.053+1.6+1.8+.009
Kemba Walker 62 34.2 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.5 6.1 15.8 .385 1.4 4.5 .304 3.8 4.6 .827
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
Kemba Walker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Anthony Edwards Kemba Walker
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2+0.7+6.7+0.1+1.2+1.3+0.7+0.4+0.1-1.1-0.5+2.1+4.0+.020+1.9+4.3+.024+0.7+0.9+.010
Kemba Walker 81 35.6 20.9 0.7 3.7 4.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.1 1.4 7.0 16.4 .427 2.2 6.0 .371 4.6 5.4 .847
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
difference:+8+1.9+2.6+0.8+4.0+4.8+1.5+0.2+0.1-0.9-0.7+1.0+2.0+.087+1.1+2.6+.028+0.4+0.9+.224
Kemba Walker 7 37.1 22.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.6 1.7 1.4 8.0 21.9 .366 2.0 6.1 .326 4.7 5.0 .943

Additional Years

* Kemba Walker played 7 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2017 to 2023—Kemba Walker played in two Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Anthony Edwards, Kemba Walker got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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