Zach Edey vs. Charles Oakley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Oakley 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, 18 less than Charles Oakley, who played 19. Zach Edey had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Charles Oakley had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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 |
| Charles Oakley | 19 | 15 | 1985-86 to 2003-04 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Charles Oakley | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1985-86 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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: | +11 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.9 | -1.0 | -0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.061 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +.047 | |
| Charles Oakley | 77 | 23.0 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 7.0 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.3 | 3.5 | .662 |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +2.3 | +3.7 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +1.8 | -0.2 | -1.3 | +1.2 | +3.2 | +.143 | +1.4 | +2.5 | +.099 | |||
| Charles Oakley | 3 | 29.3 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 7.0 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.7 | 4.3 | .615 |
Additional Years |
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* Charles Oakley played 18 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 1987 to 2004—Charles Oakley played in 14 Playoffs. In those 18 extra years over Zach Edey, Charles Oakley got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game |