Paolo Banchero vs. Baron Davis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Baron Davis 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.

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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, 9 less than Baron Davis, who played 13. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Baron Davis had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Baron Davis 13 7 1999-00 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Baron Davis
Season 2022-231999-00
Team Orlando MagicCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+15.2+14.1+0.6+4.3+4.9+0.1+0.4+0.3-1.1-0.3+4.5+10.3+.007+0.9+2.6+.073+4.3+5.5+.104
Baron Davis 82 18.6 5.9 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.8 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.5 2.2 5.3 .420 0.3 1.4 .225 1.2 1.9 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
Baron Davis 4 14.5 5.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.8 .435 0.3 1.5 .167 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Baron Davis
Season 2023-242000-01
Team Orlando MagicCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+3.9+8.8+0.6+2.5+1.9+1.9+1.2+0.2-0.3-1.4+3.0+5.9+.028+0.5+1.1+.029+2.3+2.9+.048
Baron Davis 82 38.9 13.8 1.6 3.4 5.0 7.3 2.1 0.4 2.8 3.3 5.0 11.7 .427 1.0 3.3 .310 2.8 4.1 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+2.4+9.2+1.1+3.1+4.2+1.8+1.7+0.1-2.4-1.3+3.8+9.0+.024+0.3+0.7+1.3+1.4+.041
Baron Davis 10 39.8 17.8 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.8 2.8 0.5 2.2 3.3 5.9 12.3 .480 2.0 5.0 .400 4.0 5.6 .714

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Baron Davis
Season 2024-252001-02
Team Orlando MagicCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+36+6.1+7.8+3.3+3.2+3.7+1.3-0.8+2.2+3.4+.035+0.2+0.1+.036+3.7+4.3+.147
Baron Davis 82 40.5 18.1 1.1 3.1 4.3 8.5 2.1 0.6 3.0 2.9 6.8 16.4 .417 2.1 5.8 .356 2.4 4.1 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+5.3+6.8+0.6+0.8+1.4+3.7+3.0+0.2-0.4+2.9+3.9+.057+0.1+1.5+.105+1.0+0.8+.062
Baron Davis 9 44.7 22.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 7.9 3.6 0.6 3.0 4.0 7.9 20.9 .378 2.3 6.9 .339 4.4 7.4 .597

Season 4

Paolo Banchero Baron Davis
Season 2025-262002-03
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero 5 36.0 23.0 1.2 7.8 9.0 3.0 0.6 1.4 2.8 2.4 7.0 17.4 .402 0.6 3.8 .158 8.4 11.2 .750
difference:+45+1.8+5.9+0.1+5.2+5.3+3.4+1.2+1.0-0.6+0.4+1.4+.014+1.4+1.9+.192+6.5+8.6+.040
Baron Davis 50 37.8 17.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.8 3.0 6.6 16.0 .416 2.0 5.7 .350 1.9 2.6 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
Baron Davis 5 38.8 20.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 1.4 0.4 3.0 4.0 7.4 16.6 .446 2.4 7.0 .343 3.2 4.4 .727

Additional Years

* Baron Davis played 9 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2004 to 2012—Baron Davis played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Baron Davis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 Steals Leader
Achievement 1 All-Star Game