Anthony Edwards vs. Serge Ibaka Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Serge Ibaka 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 6 years in the NBA, 8 less than Serge Ibaka, who played 14. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Serge Ibaka had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Serge Ibaka 14 12 2009-10 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Serge Ibaka
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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:+1+14.0+13.0+1.1+0.3+0.7+2.8+0.8+0.8-1.3-0.9+4.2+11.7+.126+2.4+7.2+2.1+2.5+.146
Serge Ibaka 73 18.1 6.3 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.9 2.7 2.8 5.1 .543 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards DNP------ --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 6 25.5 7.8 2.2 4.3 6.5 0.3 0.3 2.0 1.0 3.2 3.3 5.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Serge Ibaka
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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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+7.3+11.4+1.7+1.1+2.8+3.5+1.1+1.8-1.7-1.0+3.5+9.8+.102+3.0+8.4+1.4+1.7+.036
Serge Ibaka 82 27.0 9.9 2.6 5.0 7.6 0.3 0.4 2.4 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.5 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .750
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:+11+9.0+15.4+2.1+1.0+3.1+2.8+1.0+1.9-1.3-0.1+4.4+9.8+.007+3.8+9.4+.404+2.8+3.3+.001
Serge Ibaka 17 28.8 9.8 2.8 4.5 7.3 0.2 0.2 3.1 1.2 3.8 3.9 8.5 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .825

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Serge Ibaka
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost NBA Finals
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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:+13+8.8+15.5+2.3+0.6+1.7+4.0+1.1+3.0-2.1-0.3+4.9+12.1+.076+2.7+7.3+2.8+3.5+.095
Serge Ibaka 66 27.2 9.1 2.9 4.6 7.5 0.4 0.5 3.7 1.2 2.7 4.0 7.4 .535 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .661
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:+15+11.3+21.8+1.8+1.0+0.8+4.6+1.2+1.0-1.0-0.3+6.8+14.8+.046+2.9+8.4+.099+5.3+6.0+.124
Serge Ibaka 20 28.5 9.8 2.4 3.4 5.8 0.6 0.6 3.0 0.6 2.9 4.2 8.0 .528 0.1 0.2 .250 1.3 1.8 .722

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Serge Ibaka
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+1+4.0+12.7+2.1+0.1+2.3+4.6+0.9+2.5-1.5-0.9+3.5+10.0+.112+2.1+6.0+.006+3.6+4.0+.087
Serge Ibaka 80 31.1 13.2 2.8 4.9 7.7 0.5 0.4 3.0 1.6 2.7 5.6 9.7 .573 0.3 0.7 .351 1.8 2.4 .749
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:+5+7.3+14.8+2.4+1.1+1.4+5.8+1.5+2.4-2.7-1.2+4.4+8.0+.044+2.5+6.4+.044+3.5+4.2+.022
Serge Ibaka 11 33.3 12.8 3.5 4.8 8.4 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.6 3.5 5.4 12.3 .437 0.4 0.8 .444 1.7 2.2 .792

Season 5
Anthony Edwards Serge Ibaka
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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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+3.4+12.5+2.0+1.1+3.1+3.5+0.7+2.1-1.7-1.0+2.6+8.3+.089+3.8+9.6+.012+3.4+3.8+.053
Serge Ibaka 81 32.9 15.1 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.0 0.5 2.7 1.5 2.9 6.5 12.1 .536 0.3 0.7 .383 1.9 2.5 .784
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:+2+4.8+13.2+0.6+1.6+1.0+4.8+0.5+1.8-1.4-1.1+3.9+11.3+.139+2.8+7.9+.031+2.8+3.9+.046
Serge Ibaka 17 34.2 12.1 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.7 0.6 2.5 1.2 3.2 5.1 8.6 .592 0.3 0.8 .385 1.5 2.0 .765

Season 6
Anthony Edwards Serge Ibaka
Season 2025-262014-15
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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 3 25.7 25.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 1.3 9.0 17.3 .519 3.0 6.3 .474 4.7 5.7 .824
difference:+61+7.4+11.4+1.8+2.0+3.8+1.1+0.5+1.7-0.5-1.7+3.2+5.0+.043+1.8+3.1+.098+3.3+4.0+.012
Serge Ibaka 64 33.1 14.3 2.1 5.7 7.8 0.9 0.5 2.4 1.5 3.0 5.8 12.3 .476 1.2 3.2 .376 1.4 1.7 .836
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Edwards nor Serge Ibaka played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Serge Ibaka played 8 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2016 to 2023—Serge Ibaka played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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