Desmond Bane vs. Kevin Edwards Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Edwards and Desmond Bane, 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.

Desmond Bane played 4 years in the NBA, 7 less than Kevin Edwards, who played 11. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kevin Edwards had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Kevin Edwards 11 2 1988-89 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season 2020-211988-89
Team Memphis GrizzliesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Kevin Edwards 79 29.7 13.8 1.1 2.2 3.3 4.4 1.8 0.3 3.1 1.9 5.9 14.0 .425 0.1 0.5 .270 1.8 2.4 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season 2021-221989-90
Team Memphis GrizzliesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Kevin Edwards 78 28.3 12.0 1.0 2.6 3.6 3.2 1.6 0.4 2.3 1.9 5.1 12.3 .412 0.1 0.4 .300 1.8 2.3 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season 2022-231990-91
Team Memphis GrizzliesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Kevin Edwards 79 25.3 12.1 1.0 1.6 2.6 3.0 1.6 0.6 2.1 1.9 4.8 11.7 .410 0.3 1.1 .286 2.2 2.7 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Memphis GrizzliesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Kevin Edwards 81 22.7 10.1 0.7 1.9 2.6 2.1 1.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 4.0 8.8 .454 0.1 0.4 .219 2.0 2.4 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 3 18.3 5.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.7 1.0 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .625

Season 5

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season -1992-93
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 40 28.4 13.9 1.2 1.8 3.0 3.0 1.7 0.3 1.9 1.7 5.4 11.6 .468 0.1 0.4 .294 3.0 3.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season -1993-94
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 82 33.3 14.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.8 1.5 0.4 1.6 1.8 5.7 12.5 .458 0.4 1.2 .354 2.0 2.6 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 4 37.0 12.3 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.3 4.5 12.5 .360 0.0 0.5 .000 3.3 3.5 .929

Season 7

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season -1994-95
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 14 33.3 14.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.9 1.4 0.4 2.5 3.0 4.9 11.0 .448 1.3 3.2 .400 2.9 3.0 .952
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season -1995-96
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 34 29.6 11.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.2 2.0 2.0 4.2 11.5 .364 1.2 3.1 .404 2.0 2.5 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season -1996-97
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 32 14.9 5.9 0.3 1.1 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.5 1.1 2.2 5.7 .377 0.5 1.3 .349 1.2 1.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season -1997-98
Team -New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 39 12.5 3.8 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.5 4.2 .345 0.2 0.4 .400 0.8 0.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------

Note: Kevin Edwards didn't play in 1998-99 and 1999-00.

Season 11

Desmond Bane Kevin Edwards
Season -2000-01
Team -Vancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards 46 13.8 3.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.2 3.7 .329 0.1 0.4 .263 0.9 1.2 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------