Anthony Edwards vs. Andrew Wiggins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Edwards to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Andrew Wiggins.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Andrew Wiggins scored more points in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 5.4 points more than Andrew Wiggins in his 11 seasons (23.9 points against 18.5). On the other hand Andrew Wiggins scored a total of 5,072 points more than Anthony Edwards (14,169 vs. 9,097).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 23.9
+5.4
5
Andrew Wiggins 18.5
11

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,097
5
Andrew Wiggins 14,169
+5,072
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Andrew Wiggins (+10.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+425).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+10.9
4
Andrew Wiggins 16.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
+425
4
Andrew Wiggins 705
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+2
Andrew Wiggins 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 19
+9
Andrew Wiggins 10

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 92
+41
Andrew Wiggins 51

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 255
Andrew Wiggins 328
+73

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 350
Andrew Wiggins 695
+345

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 379
Andrew Wiggins 765
+386

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
+1
Andrew Wiggins 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+5
Andrew Wiggins 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+15
Andrew Wiggins 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+22
Andrew Wiggins 9

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
+1
Andrew Wiggins 41

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
Andrew Wiggins 44
+2

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Andrew Wiggins 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 23.9 8.4 18.8 44.6 2.9 8.0 36.4 4.2 5.2 80.4 5 381
difference:+5.4+1.5+3.5+0.3+1.4+3.8+0.8+0.9+0.7+7.9+6+385
Andrew Wiggins 18.5 6.9 15.3 44.9 1.5 4.2 35.6 3.3 4.5 72.5 11 766

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,097 3,200 7,167 44.6 1,109 3,043 36.4 1,588 1,976 80.4 5 381
difference:+5,072+2,063+4,546+0.3+38+176+0.8+908+1,466+7.9+6+385
Andrew Wiggins 14,169 5,263 11,713 44.9 1,147 3,219 35.6 2,496 3,442 72.5 11 766

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42
difference:+10.9+3.2+6.5+1.2+1.6+3.4+5.3+2.9+3.1+13.3+2
Andrew Wiggins 16.0 6.2 13.6 45.6 1.5 4.8 32.4 2.1 3.2 65.5 4 44

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42
difference:+425+124+249+1.2+62+135+5.3+115+122+13.3+2
Andrew Wiggins 705 272 597 45.6 68 210 32.4 93 142 65.5 4 44

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+2.4
202172
Andrew Wiggins 16.9
201582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+0.6
202272
Andrew Wiggins 20.7
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+1.0
202379
Andrew Wiggins 23.6
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+8.2
202479
Andrew Wiggins 17.7
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+9.5
202579
Andrew Wiggins 18.1
201973

Andrew Wiggins' additional seasons:

* Andrew Wiggins played 7 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 18.0 points in a total of 420 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 13.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+31.6
20235
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+11.8
202416
Andrew Wiggins 15.8
20185

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+25.3
202515
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20190

Andrew Wiggins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Andrew Wiggins played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 39 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.7 ppg and his lowest 11.5.