Anthony Edwards vs. Michael Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Smith 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 Michael Smith, who played 3. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Michael Smith had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Michael Smith 3 2 1989-90 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Anthony Edwards Michael Smith
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Michael Smith 65 9.5 5.0 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.1 4.4 .476 0.0 0.4 .071 0.8 1.0 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Michael Smith 4 4.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.0 .625 0.0 0.5 .000 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 2

Anthony Edwards Michael Smith
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Michael Smith 47 8.3 4.6 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.6 2.0 4.3 .475 0.1 0.5 .250 0.5 0.6 .815
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
Michael Smith 2 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Michael Smith didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 3

Anthony Edwards Michael Smith
Season 2022-231994-95
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Clippers
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
Michael Smith 29 11.0 5.3 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.2 4.6 .470 0.0 0.3 .125 0.9 1.0 .867
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
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Anthony Edwards Michael Smith
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
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------
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
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------