Gene Banks vs. Anthony Edwards Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Edwards and Gene Banks, 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.

Gene Banks played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Anthony Edwards, who played 4. Gene Banks had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Anthony Edwards had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Gene Banks 6 5 1981-82 to 1986-87
Anthony Edwards 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gene Banks Anthony Edwards
Season 1981-822020-21
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Gene Banks 80 21.3 9.6 2.0 3.2 5.1 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.5 3.9 8.2 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.7 .684
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 9 16.2 7.1 2.3 2.4 4.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 7.2 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 1.1 .400
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Gene Banks Anthony Edwards
Season 1982-832021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsTimberwolves Lost West 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 %
Gene Banks 81 33.6 14.9 2.7 4.8 7.6 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.8 6.2 11.3 .550 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.4 .705
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 11 36.2 15.9 2.5 4.5 6.9 4.5 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.3 6.9 13.6 .507 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.2 .657
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

Season 3
Gene Banks Anthony Edwards
Season 1983-842022-23
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West 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 %
Gene Banks 80 32.5 13.1 2.6 4.7 7.3 3.2 1.3 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 9.3 .568 0.0 0.1 .167 2.5 3.4 .741
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Gene Banks Anthony Edwards
Season 1984-852023-24
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 82 25.5 9.5 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.7 3.5 6.0 .586 0.0 0.0 .333 2.4 3.1 .774
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 1 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Anthony Edwards 9 40.4 30.6 1.0 5.2 6.2 6.0 1.6 0.8 3.7 2.3 11.0 20.3 .541 3.0 7.1 .422 5.6 6.7 .833

Season 5
Gene Banks Anthony Edwards
Season 1985-86-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Gene Banks 82 26.1 10.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.6 4.3 8.4 .517 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.1 .718
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 3 23.0 7.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.3 6.0 .556 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 1.3 .500
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Gene Banks Anthony Edwards
Season 1986-87-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Gene Banks 63 28.9 9.7 1.8 3.1 4.9 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.7 4.0 7.3 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.3 .767
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 3 26.3 10.3 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.3 4.3 7.3 .591 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .625
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
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