Zach Edey vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin and Zach Edey 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kenyon Martin has better scoring stats than Zach Edey 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Kenyon Martin averages 2.4 points more than Zach Edey in his 2 seasons (12.3 points against 9.9), and he also scored a total of 8,565 points more (9,325 vs. 760).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach Edey 9.9
2
Kenyon Martin 12.3
+2.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Zach Edey 760
2
Kenyon Martin 9,325
+8,565
15

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kenyon Martin has a better career point average than Zach Edey (+6.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,416).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach Edey 6.3
1
Kenyon Martin 12.9
+6.6
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach Edey 25
1
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+1,416
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Zach Edey 1
Kenyon Martin 4
+3

20+ Point Games

Zach Edey 4
Kenyon Martin 113
+109

10+ Point Games

Zach Edey 35
Kenyon Martin 481
+446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach Edey 77
Kenyon Martin 731
+654

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach Edey 0
Kenyon Martin 26
+26

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Kenyon Martin 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Kenyon Martin 21
+21

10+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Kenyon Martin 74
+74

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach Edey 4
Kenyon Martin 108
+104

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach Edey 0
Kenyon Martin 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 9.9 4.1 6.9 58.9 0.2 0.7 33.3 1.5 2.1 72.3 2 77
difference:+2.4+1.0+3.7+10.7+0.1+0.3+9.9+0.5+1.1+9.4+13+680
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
Zach Edey 760 313 531 58.9 19 57 33.3 115 159 72.3 2 77
difference:+8,565+3,562+7,500+10.7+47+225+9.9+1,394+2,239+9.4+13+680
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
Zach Edey 6.3 2.5 3.8 66.7 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 71.4 1 4
difference:+6.6+2.7+7.2+19.7+0.3+12.9+1.2+1.9+3.5+10+108
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
Zach Edey 25 10 15 66.7 0 0 - 5 7 71.4 1 4
difference:+1,416+569+1,218+19.7+4+31+12.9+274+404+3.5+10+108
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
Zach Edey 9.2
202566
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+2.8
200168

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 13.6
202611
Kenyon Martin 14.9
+1.3
200273

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 13 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 15, from 2003 to 2015—he averaged 12.1 points in a total of 616 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.7 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 6.3
+6.3
20254
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey -
DNP *
20260
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+16.8
200220
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 92 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.1 ppg and his lowest 4.5.