Paolo Banchero vs. Rod Foster Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rod Foster and Paolo Banchero, 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.

Paolo Banchero played 2 years in the NBA, 1 less than Rod Foster, who played 3. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Rod Foster had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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
Paolo Banchero 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24
Rod Foster 3 2 1983-84 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Rod Foster
Season 2022-231983-84
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero 72 33.8 20.0 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.8 2.2 6.7 15.6 .427 1.2 4.0 .298 5.5 7.4 .738
Rod Foster 80 17.8 8.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.4 3.3 7.3 .448 0.3 1.1 .262 1.5 1.9 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rod Foster 16 8.0 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.3 0.6 2.4 .256 0.0 0.3 .000 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Rod Foster
Season 2023-241984-85
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West 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 %
Paolo Banchero 80 35.0 22.6 1.0 5.9 6.9 5.4 0.9 0.6 3.1 1.9 8.0 17.6 .455 1.5 4.4 .339 5.1 7.0 .725
Rod Foster 79 16.7 8.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.2 3.6 8.1 .450 0.5 1.6 .325 1.1 1.4 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero 7 37.4 27.0 2.0 6.6 8.6 4.0 1.1 0.6 4.6 2.0 9.7 21.3 .456 2.3 5.7 .400 5.3 7.0 .755
Rod Foster 3 18.7 6.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 1.7 0.0 1.7 1.3 2.3 8.3 .280 0.0 1.3 .000 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Rod Foster
Season -1985-86
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rod Foster 48 14.7 4.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 1.6 1.8 4.5 .390 0.2 0.7 .281 0.5 0.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rod Foster ------- --- ----------