Anthony Edwards vs. Kendrick Perkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Perkins 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 Kendrick Perkins, who played 14. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kendrick Perkins had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Kendrick Perkins 14 9 2003-04 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Kendrick Perkins
Season 2020-212003-04
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
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:+62+28.6+17.1+0.3+2.9+3.3+2.6+1.1+0.3-1.7-1.2+6.2+15.3+.116+2.4+7.2+2.3+2.9+.109
Kendrick Perkins 10 3.5 2.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.5 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Edwards nor Kendrick Perkins played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Kendrick Perkins
Season 2021-222004-05
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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:+12+25.2+18.8+1.8+1.9+3.4+1.3-1.9-0.7+6.7+15.3+.030+3.0+8.4+2.5+2.9+.148
Kendrick Perkins 60 9.1 2.5 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 0.9 2.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .638
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:+33.3+23.7+0.2+3.0+3.2+3.0+1.2+0.7-2.0-2.5+7.6+17.5+.345+3.8+9.5+4.5+5.2+.491
Kendrick Perkins 6 4.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .333

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Kendrick Perkins
Season 2022-232005-06
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
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:+11+16.4+19.4+1.5+1.3+0.1+3.4+1.3+0.8-1.7-0.5+6.9+15.6+.056+2.7+7.3+2.8+3.4+.141
Kendrick Perkins 68 19.6 5.2 2.1 3.9 5.9 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.6 2.9 2.0 3.9 .515 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .615
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
Kendrick Perkins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Kendrick Perkins
Season 2023-242006-07
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
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:+7+13.2+21.4+0.9+1.2+0.2+3.8+1.0+0.8-1.5-1.2+7.3+16.0+.030+2.4+6.7+4.6+5.0+.236
Kendrick Perkins 72 21.9 4.5 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.0 1.8 3.7 .491 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .600
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
Kendrick Perkins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Anthony Edwards Kendrick Perkins
Season 2024-252007-08
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+1+11.8+20.7+1.1+0.7+0.4+3.4+0.8+0.9-1.6-1.2+6.4+15.9+.168+4.1+10.3+3.8+4.0+.214
Kendrick Perkins 78 24.5 6.9 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.4 1.5 1.6 3.1 2.7 4.5 .615 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.3 .623
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:+10+13.8+18.7+0.9+2.6+1.7+5.0+0.5+0.6-1.4-1.5+6.5+15.7+.132+3.1+8.7+2.7+3.5+.041
Kendrick Perkins 25 25.2 6.6 2.1 4.0 6.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.2 3.6 2.5 4.2 .585 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .678

Additional Years

* Kendrick Perkins played 9 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2009 to 2018—Kendrick Perkins played in 7 Playoffs.

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