Anthony Edwards vs. Kenny Payne Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Payne 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 and Kenny Payne both played 4 years in the NBA. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kenny Payne had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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 achivements, 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 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Kenny Payne 4 1 1989-90 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Kenny Payne
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kenny Payne 35 6.2 3.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.3 3.1 .435 0.1 0.3 .400 0.5 0.5 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Kenny Payne 3 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Kenny Payne
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kenny Payne 47 9.4 3.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 4.0 .360 0.1 0.4 .222 0.6 0.6 .897
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Kenny Payne
Season 2022-231991-92
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kenny Payne 49 7.2 2.9 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 3.0 .448 0.1 0.2 .417 0.2 0.3 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Kenny Payne
Season 2023-241992-93
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBDDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kenny Payne 13 11.8 6.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.9 6.9 .422 0.3 1.4 .222 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 14 40.4 27.4 1.1 5.5 6.6 6.4 1.6 0.6 3.2 2.1 9.6 20.1 .480 2.9 7.4 .385 5.3 6.3 .841
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------
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