Anthony Edwards vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou 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 / 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, 12 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Lou Williams 17 10 2005-06 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Lou Williams
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+42+27.3+17.4+0.7+3.3+4.1+2.6+0.9+0.5-1.8-1.4+6.2+15.1+.025+2.3+6.9+.107+2.6+3.4+.161
Lou Williams 30 4.8 1.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.7 .442 0.1 0.3 .222 0.3 0.4 .615
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Edwards nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Lou Williams
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+11+23.0+17.0+0.6+3.0+3.7+2.0+1.1+0.6-1.8-1.6+6.1+13.8+2.8+7.8+.033+2.1+2.4+.090
Lou Williams 61 11.3 4.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.5 3.5 .441 0.2 0.6 .324 1.0 1.5 .696
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
Lou Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Lou Williams
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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:+1+12.7+13.1+0.1+3.6+3.7+1.2+0.6+0.5-1.7-0.8+4.9+10.1+.035+2.0+5.4+.010+1.2+1.7+.027
Lou Williams 80 23.3 11.5 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.6 1.6 4.0 9.4 .424 0.7 1.9 .359 2.8 3.6 .783
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+17.3+19.6+0.1+2.9+3.0+3.2+0.8+2.0-0.4-0.8+7.0+12.8+.082+2.7+7.1+.127+2.9+2.8+.113
Lou Williams 6 22.5 12.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 4.0 10.0 .400 0.3 1.5 .222 3.7 5.0 .733

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Lou Williams
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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+11.4+13.1+0.3+3.2+3.4+2.1+0.3+0.3-1.2-0.2+5.0+9.3+.063+1.6+4.0+.071+1.6+1.6+.046
Lou Williams 81 23.7 12.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.9 1.6 4.1 10.4 .398 0.8 2.7 .286 3.8 4.8 .790
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
difference:+10+15.8+17.9+0.8+3.7+4.5+3.7+1.0+0.4-1.3-0.6+6.3+11.8+.069+1.9+4.5+.025+3.5+3.9+.147
Lou Williams 6 24.8 9.7 0.3 2.2 2.5 2.8 0.5 0.2 2.0 1.7 3.5 8.5 .412 1.0 2.7 .375 1.7 2.5 .667

Season 5
Anthony Edwards Lou Williams
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+15+6.4+13.6+0.4+2.4+2.8+0.3+0.1+0.4-1.5-0.2+4.1+9.8+.023+3.0+7.1+.055+2.3+2.7+.013
Lou Williams 64 29.9 14.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 4.2 1.3 0.2 1.7 1.7 5.0 10.6 .470 1.1 3.2 .340 3.0 3.6 .824
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
Lou Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Lou Williams played 12 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2011 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Anthony Edwards, Lou Williams got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Sixth Man of the Year
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