Anthony Edwards vs. Bob Thornton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Thornton and Anthony Edwards, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Anthony Edwards played 4 years in the NBA, 4 less than Bob Thornton, who played 8. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bob Thornton had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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 achivements, 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 |
Anthony Edwards |
4 |
3 |
2020-21 to 2023-24 |
Bob Thornton |
8 |
2 |
1985-86 to 1995-96 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Anthony Edwards |
Bob Thornton |
Season |
2020-21 | 1985-86 |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | New York Knicks |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
72 |
32.1 |
19.3 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
16.8 |
.417 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
.329 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.776 |
Bob Thornton |
71 |
18.6 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.531 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
72 |
34.3 |
21.3 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
7.6 |
17.3 |
.441 |
3.0 |
8.4 |
.357 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.786 |
Bob Thornton |
33 |
8.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.650 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
6 |
37.8 |
25.2 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
18.3 |
.455 |
3.8 |
9.5 |
.404 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.824 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
79 |
36.0 |
24.6 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
8.9 |
19.5 |
.459 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.369 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.756 |
Bob Thornton |
48 |
12.4 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.618 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
5 |
39.8 |
31.6 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
11.0 |
22.8 |
.482 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
.349 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
.846 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
79 |
35.1 |
25.9 |
0.7 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
9.1 |
19.7 |
.461 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
.357 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
.836 |
Bob Thornton |
54 |
8.3 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.423 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.533 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
10 |
39.8 |
30.2 |
0.9 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
10.7 |
20.0 |
.535 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
.425 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
.838 |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
56 |
10.6 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.510 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
9 |
9.9 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
12 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.308 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
2 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
7 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.750 |
Note: Bob Thornton didn't play in 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
7 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
.167 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Edwards |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |