Zach Edey vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton 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.
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.
Zach Edey played 2 years in the NBA, 12 less than Khris Middleton, who played 14. Zach Edey had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Khris Middleton had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 | 2 | 1 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Khris Middleton | 14 | 9 | 2012-13 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Khris Middleton | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2012-13 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First 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: | +39 | +3.9 | +3.1 | +3.4 | +3.1 | +6.4 | +0.1 | +1.2 | -0.9 | -0.8 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +.140 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.035 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +.135 | |
| Khris Middleton | 27 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 5.2 | .440 | 0.5 | 1.7 | .311 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .844 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Khris Middleton | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Zach Edey | Khris Middleton | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +71 | +4.2 | +1.5 | +3.2 | +4.2 | +7.3 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.7 | -0.9 | -0.4 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +.193 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +.214 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +.080 |
| Khris Middleton | 82 | 30.0 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 10.4 | .440 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .414 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .861 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Zach Edey nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Khris Middleton played 12 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 2015 to 2026—Khris Middleton played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 12 extra years over Zach Edey, Khris Middleton got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-Star Game |