Anthony Edwards vs. Malachi Richardson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malachi Richardson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 1 more than Malachi Richardson, who played 3. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Malachi Richardson had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Malachi Richardson 3 0 2016-17 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Malachi Richardson
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Malachi Richardson 22 9.0 3.6 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.3 3.1 .412 0.4 1.3 .286 0.7 0.9 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Malachi Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Malachi Richardson
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Malachi Richardson 26 12.4 3.4 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.2 3.5 .333 0.5 1.5 .300 0.7 0.8 .773
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
Malachi Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Malachi Richardson
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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
Malachi Richardson 22 4.7 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.3 .310 0.4 1.1 .320 0.2 0.2 .800
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
Malachi Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Malachi Richardson
Season 2023-24-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBD-
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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
Malachi Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Malachi Richardson ------- --- ----------
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