Zach Edey vs. Pau Gasol Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pau Gasol 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.

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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.

Zach Edey played 2 years in the NBA, 16 less than Pau Gasol, who played 18. Zach Edey had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Pau Gasol had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Pau Gasol 18 12 2001-02 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zach Edey Pau Gasol
Season 2024-252001-02
Team Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
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:+16+15.2+8.4+0.6+1.2+0.6+1.7+0.8-1.4-0.4+2.9+6.4+.062+0.3+0.7+.146+2.7+3.9
Pau Gasol 82 36.7 17.6 2.9 6.0 8.9 2.7 0.5 2.1 2.7 2.4 6.7 13.0 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.1 5.8 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Pau Gasol DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Zach Edey Pau Gasol
Season 2025-262002-03
Team Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
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+10.2+5.4+1.6+0.8+2.3+1.7+0.2+0.1-0.2-0.7+1.3+4.7+.123+0.1+0.4+.100+2.8+4.0+.045
Pau Gasol 82 36.0 19.0 2.3 6.4 8.8 2.8 0.4 1.8 2.6 2.7 6.9 13.6 .510 0.0 0.1 .100 5.1 6.9 .736
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach Edey nor Pau Gasol played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Pau Gasol played 16 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2004 to 2019—Pau Gasol played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 16 extra years over Zach Edey, Pau Gasol got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game