Anthony Edwards vs. Jim McElroy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim McElroy 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, 3 less than Jim McElroy, who played 7. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jim McElroy had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Rookie Season
	Anthony Edwards	Jim McElroy
Season	2020-21	1975-76
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	New Orleans Jazz
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
Jim McElroy	51	22.2	7.5	0.7	1.5	2.2	2.1	0.9	0.1	-	1.4	3.0	5.8	.510	-	-	-	1.6	2.2	.736
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Edwards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jim McElroy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Anthony Edwards	Jim McElroy
Season	2022-23	1977-78
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Jim McElroy	74	23.8	9.4	0.6	1.4	2.0	3.9	0.8	0.5	1.9	1.5	3.9	8.2	.473	-	-	-	1.7	2.3	.737
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
Jim McElroy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Anthony Edwards	Jim McElroy
Season	2023-24	1978-79
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves TBD	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	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
Jim McElroy	79	34.2	16.9	0.8	1.9	2.7	5.7	1.9	0.6	3.0	2.3	6.8	13.9	.491	-	-	-	3.3	4.3	.762
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Edwards	9	40.4	30.6	1.0	5.2	6.2	6.0	1.6	0.8	3.7	2.3	11.0	20.3	.541	3.0	7.1	.422	5.6	6.7	.833
Jim McElroy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-