Zach Edey vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Zach Edey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Zach Edey played 1 year in the NBA, 1 less than Amen Thompson, who played 2. Zach Edey had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Zach Edey | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Amen Thompson | 2 | 1 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Amen Thompson | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.044 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.208 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.025 |
| Amen Thompson | 62 | 22.4 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 7.2 | .536 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .138 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .684 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| Amen Thompson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Amen Thompson played 1 season more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his season 2 in 2025—Amen Thompson played in the Playoffs. In that extra year over Zach Edey, Amen Thompson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team |