Malik Beasley vs. Anthony Edwards Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Edwards and Malik Beasley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Malik Beasley played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Anthony Edwards, who played 6. Malik Beasley had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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 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
Malik Beasley 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Anthony Edwards 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Malik Beasley Anthony Edwards
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Malik Beasley 22 7.5 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.5 3.3 .452 0.4 1.3 .321 0.4 0.5 .800
difference:+50+24.6+15.5+0.6+3.3+3.9+2.4+0.8+0.5-1.8-1.3+5.5+13.5+.035+2.0+5.9+.008+2.5+3.3+.024
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
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Anthony Edwards played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Malik Beasley Anthony Edwards
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Malik Beasley 62 9.4 3.2 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.9 .410 0.5 1.3 .341 0.4 0.5 .667
difference:+10+24.9+18.1+0.7+3.0+3.7+3.3+1.3+0.5-2.2-1.7+6.4+14.4+.031+2.5+7.1+.016+2.7+3.4+.119
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley DNP------ --- ----------
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

Malik Beasley Anthony Edwards
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West 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%
Malik Beasley 81 23.2 11.3 0.4 2.0 2.5 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.4 4.3 9.1 .474 2.0 5.0 .402 0.7 0.8 .848
difference:+2+12.8+13.3+0.2+3.2+3.3+3.2+0.9+0.6-2.6-1.0+4.6+10.4+.015+0.7+2.3+.033+3.3+4.5+.092
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 14 20.1 8.1 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.4 2.6 6.6 .387 1.4 3.4 .404 1.6 2.2 .710
difference:+9+19.7+23.5+0.2+1.8+1.6+4.2+1.6+1.9-1.1-1.2+8.4+16.2+.095+1.6+5.2+.055+5.0+5.6+.136
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

Malik Beasley Anthony Edwards
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Denver Nuggets, Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Malik Beasley 55 22.0 11.2 0.3 2.4 2.7 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.4 4.1 9.7 .425 1.9 5.0 .388 1.0 1.2 .818
difference:+24+13.1+14.7+0.4+2.4+2.7+3.7+0.6+0.4-2.1-0.4+5.0+10.0+.036+0.5+1.7+.031+4.4+5.2+.018
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley DNP------ --- ----------
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

Malik Beasley Anthony Edwards
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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%
Malik Beasley 37 32.8 19.6 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.6 1.7 7.1 16.2 .440 3.5 8.7 .399 1.8 2.2 .850
difference:+42+3.5+8.0+1.3+1.3+2.1+0.4+0.4-1.6-0.2+2.0+4.2+.007+0.6+1.6+.004+3.5+4.1+.013
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 6

Malik Beasley Anthony Edwards
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Malik Beasley 79 25.0 12.1 0.3 2.5 2.9 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.1 4.2 10.8 .391 3.0 8.1 .377 0.6 0.8 .817
difference:+59+9.4+16.6+0.5+1.7+2.0+2.3+0.7+0.6-2.5-1.0+5.5+8.5+.109+0.4+.039+5.4+6.4+.016
Anthony Edwards 20 34.4 28.7 0.8 4.2 4.9 3.8 1.2 0.8 3.0 2.1 9.7 19.3 .500 3.4 8.1 .416 6.0 7.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 6 19.8 8.5 0.3 3.0 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 3.2 7.3 .432 1.3 4.2 .320 0.8 1.0 .833
Anthony Edwards DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Malik Beasley played 3 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—Malik Beasley played in 3 Playoffs.