Mike Conley vs. Zach Edey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach Edey and Mike Conley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.
Mike Conley played 19 years in the NBA, 17 more than Zach Edey, who played 2. Mike Conley had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Zach Edey had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Mike Conley | 19 | 12 | 2007-08 to 2025-26 |
| Zach Edey | 2 | 1 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Mike Conley | Zach Edey | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mike Conley | 53 | 26.1 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 8.3 | .428 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .330 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .732 |
| difference: | +13 | +4.6 | +0.2 | +3.1 | +2.6 | +5.7 | +3.2 | +0.3 | +1.3 | -0.4 | -1.2 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +.152 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.016 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.023 |
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mike Conley | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
Season 2 |
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| Mike Conley | Zach Edey | |
| Season | 2008-09 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mike Conley | 82 | 30.6 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 8.9 | .442 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .406 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .817 |
| difference: | +71 | +4.8 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +4.1 | +7.7 | +3.2 | +0.5 | +1.8 | -0.7 | -1.6 | +1.7 | +.191 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +.206 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +.036 | |
| Zach Edey | 11 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 8.9 | .633 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .200 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .781 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Mike Conley nor Zach Edey played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Mike Conley played 17 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 19, from 2010 to 2026—Mike Conley played in 12 Playoffs. In those 17 extra years over Zach Edey, Mike Conley got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game |