Paolo Banchero vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson 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.
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 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3.  Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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 | 4 | 2 | 2022-23  to 2025-26 | 
      | Amen Thompson | 3 | 1 | 2023-24  to 2025-26 | 
   
      
  
    
  
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	| 2nd Season Stats Comparison | 
  | 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 | 
      | difference: | +11 | +2.8 | +8.5 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -1.1 | -0.5 | +2.4 | +7.5 | +.102 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +.064 | +2.7 | +3.4 | +.041 | 
    | Amen Thompson | 69 | 32.2 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 10.1 | .557 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .275 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .684 | 
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  | 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 | 
      | difference: |  | +4.4 | +11.3 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -2.9 | -0.6 | +3.7 | +9.2 | +.038 | +2.2 | +5.1 | +.150 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +.061 | 
    | Amen Thompson | 7 | 33.0 | 15.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 12.1 | .494 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .250 | 3.6 | 5.1 | .694 | 
  
    
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	| 3rd Season Stats Comparison | 
  | Regular Season Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
    | Paolo Banchero | 46 | 34.4 | 25.9 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 19.8 | .452 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .320 | 6.1 | 8.4 | .727 | 
      | difference: | +42 | +0.9 | +11.4 | +0.4 | +2.6 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +3.5 | +7.8 | +.006 | +1.9 | +3.4 | +.320 | +2.6 | +3.4 | +.027 | 
    | Amen Thompson | 4 | 33.5 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 12.0 | .458 | 0.0 | 2.5 | .000 | 3.5 | 5.0 | .700 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
    | Paolo Banchero | 5 | 39.4 | 29.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 24.8 | .435 | 2.4 | 5.4 | .444 | 5.4 | 8.2 | .659 | 
  
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				| Additional Years | 
			| * Paolo Banchero played 1 season more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.  In that period—his season 4 in 2026—Paolo Banchero didn't play in the postseason. |