Anthony Edwards vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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.

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

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 total points during the season while Kenyon Martin scored more points in the postseason. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 11.8 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (24.1 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 371 points more (9,696 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+11.8
6
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,696
+371
6
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Kenyon Martin (+14 points per game) while Kenyon Martin scored more points (+311).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+14.0
4
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
4
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+311
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+2
Kenyon Martin 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 24
+24
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 104
+100
Kenyon Martin 4

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 270
+157
Kenyon Martin 113

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 370
Kenyon Martin 481
+111

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 400
Kenyon Martin 731
+331

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
Kenyon Martin 26
+24

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+5
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+12
Kenyon Martin 3

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+10
Kenyon Martin 21

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
Kenyon Martin 74
+32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
Kenyon Martin 108
+66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Kenyon Martin 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 402
difference:+11.8+3.4+8.2+3.3+2.8+7.6+13.3+2.3+2.1+17.7+9+355
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,696 3,402 7,573 44.9 1,179 3,210 36.7 1,713 2,126 80.6 6 402
difference:+371+473+458+3.3+1,113+2,928+13.3+204+272+17.7+9+355
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757

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:+14.0+4.2+9.1+0.2+3.1+7.9+24.8+2.5+2.6+10.9+7+70
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112

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:+311+183+387+0.2+126+314+24.8+71+147+10.9+7+70
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+7.3
202172
Kenyon Martin 12.0
200168

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+6.4
202272
Kenyon Martin 14.9
200273

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+7.9
202379
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200377

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+9.2
202479
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+12.1
202579
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 28.5
+15.6
202621
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 9 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2007 to 2015—he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 348 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.4 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+8.4
20226
Kenyon Martin 16.8
200220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+12.7
20235
Kenyon Martin 18.9
200320

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+8.5
202416
Kenyon Martin 19.1
200411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+12.9
202515
Kenyon Martin 12.4
20055

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
Kenyon Martin 4.5
+4.5
20062
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.3 points in a total of 54 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 4.5.