Anthony Edwards vs. Norman Powell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Norman Powell 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 Norman Powell.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring stats than Norman Powell in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 10.7 points more than Norman Powell in his 10 seasons (23.9 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 940 points more (9,097 vs. 8,157).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 23.9
+10.7
5
Norman Powell 13.2
10

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,097
+940
5
Norman Powell 8,157
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Norman Powell (+17.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+248).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+17.2
4
Norman Powell 9.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
+248
4
Norman Powell 882
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+2
Norman Powell 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 19
+17
Norman Powell 2

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 92
+66
Norman Powell 26

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 255
+106
Norman Powell 149

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 350
Norman Powell 393
+43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 379
Norman Powell 566
+187

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
Norman Powell 51
+49

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+4
Norman Powell 1

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+14
Norman Powell 1

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+19
Norman Powell 12

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
Norman Powell 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
Norman Powell 79
+37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Norman Powell 12
+12

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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:+10.7+3.8+9.0+2.4+1.2+3.7+3.4+1.9+2.4+2.0+5+236
Norman Powell 13.2 4.6 9.8 47.1 1.7 4.3 39.8 2.3 2.8 82.4 10 617

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:+940+350+1,114+2.4+50+384+3.4+190+279+2.0+5+236
Norman Powell 8,157 2,850 6,053 47.1 1,059 2,659 39.8 1,398 1,697 82.4 10 617

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:+17.2+5.9+12.4+1.7+1.8+4.8+0.9+3.5+4.5+1.3+5+49
Norman Powell 9.7 3.5 7.7 45.1 1.3 3.4 38.6 1.5 1.8 80.1 9 91

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:+248+81+148+1.7+11+37+0.9+75+98+1.3+5+49
Norman Powell 882 315 698 45.1 119 308 38.6 133 166 80.1 9 91

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+13.7
202172
Norman Powell 5.6
201649

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+12.9
202272
Norman Powell 8.4
201776

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+19.1
202379
Norman Powell 5.5
201870

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+17.3
202479
Norman Powell 8.6
2019NBA Champion60

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+11.6
202579
Norman Powell 16.0
202052

Norman Powell's additional seasons:

* Norman Powell played 5 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 310 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 13.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Norman Powell 3.8
+3.8
201618

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+13.5
20226
Norman Powell 11.7
20179

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+29.6
20235
Norman Powell 2.0
20186

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+21.1
202416
Norman Powell 6.5
2019NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+11.9
202515
Norman Powell 13.4
202011

Norman Powell's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Norman Powell played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.7 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 12.8.