Jim Barnett vs. Anthony Edwards Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Edwards and Jim Barnett, 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.

Jim Barnett played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than Anthony Edwards, who played 4. Jim Barnett had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Jim Barnett 11 5 1966-67 to 1976-77
Anthony Edwards 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1966-672020-21
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Jim Barnett 48 8.0 4.1 - - 1.1 0.9 - - - 1.3 1.6 4.4 .370 - - - 0.9 1.3 .677
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 %
Jim Barnett 5 5.2 2.8 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - 1.0 1.2 4.2 .286 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1967-682021-22
Team San Diego RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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 %
Jim Barnett 47 22.7 9.4 - - 3.3 2.9 - - - 2.1 3.8 9.7 .393 - - - 1.8 2.5 .712
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 %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
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
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1968-692022-23
Team San Diego RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Jim Barnett 80 29.3 14.5 - - 4.5 4.2 - - - 3.0 5.8 13.7 .425 - - - 2.9 3.9 .752
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 %
Jim Barnett 6 8.5 4.2 - - 0.5 1.2 - - - 0.8 1.5 3.8 .391 - - - 1.2 1.3 .875
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
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1969-702023-24
Team San Diego RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 80 26.3 14.9 - - 3.8 3.6 - - - 2.8 5.6 12.5 .451 - - - 3.6 4.6 .790
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 %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1970-71-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Jim Barnett 78 30.4 18.5 - - 4.8 4.1 - - - 2.4 7.2 16.4 .436 - - - 4.2 5.2 .811
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1971-72-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Jim Barnett 80 27.5 12.4 - - 3.1 3.9 - - - 2.4 4.7 11.4 .409 - - - 3.1 3.7 .836
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 5 39.4 21.6 - - 4.0 5.2 - - - 4.0 7.8 18.2 .429 - - - 6.0 8.2 .732
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1972-73-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 82 27.0 11.8 - - 3.1 3.7 - - - 1.8 4.8 10.3 .467 - - - 2.2 2.6 .843
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 11 30.5 13.0 - - 3.5 3.5 - - - 2.5 5.5 13.4 .408 - - - 2.1 2.5 .852
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1973-74-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Jim Barnett 77 21.9 11.5 1.0 1.9 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 - 1.9 4.5 9.8 .464 - - - 2.4 2.9 .814
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1974-75-
Team New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Jim Barnett 73 24.3 10.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 2.4 0.6 0.2 - 2.2 3.9 8.9 .437 - - - 2.7 3.3 .836
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 3 19.7 10.3 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 - 2.0 4.3 7.0 .619 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1975-76-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Jim Barnett 71 14.5 5.9 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 5.2 .442 - - - 1.3 1.6 .789
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Jim Barnett Anthony Edwards
Season 1976-77-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Jim Barnett 16 14.4 4.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 - 1.8 1.8 4.0 .438 - - - 0.6 1.1 .556
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
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