Paolo Banchero vs. Charles Oakley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Oakley 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, 15 less than Charles Oakley, who played 19. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Charles Oakley had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Charles Oakley 19 15 1985-86 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Charles Oakley
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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:+5+10.8+10.4+2.1+0.4+1.7+2.0+0.1+0.1-0.5-1.0+3.1+8.6+.092+1.2+4.0+3.2+3.9+.076
Charles Oakley 77 23.0 9.6 3.3 5.3 8.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 2.3 3.2 3.6 7.0 .519 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.5 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
Charles Oakley 3 29.3 10.0 3.3 6.7 10.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 7.0 .524 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.3 .615

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Charles Oakley
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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+1.3+8.1+2.6+3.6+6.2+1.8+0.1+0.2-0.5-1.9+2.3+4.8+.010+1.4+4.0+.028+2.1+2.6+.039
Charles Oakley 82 36.3 14.5 3.6 9.5 13.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 3.6 3.8 5.7 12.8 .445 0.1 0.4 .367 3.0 4.4 .686
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:+4+5.6+7.0+3.7+3.1+6.7+2.0+0.2+0.3-1.9-2.3+3.4+4.6+.076+1.6+4.4+.100+1.4+1.0+.078
Charles Oakley 3 43.0 20.0 5.7 9.7 15.3 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.7 4.3 6.3 16.7 .380 0.7 1.3 .500 6.7 8.0 .833

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Charles Oakley
Season 2024-251987-88
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls 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+0.1+13.5+2.9+2.6+5.5+1.8+0.3-0.1-1.2+4.4+10.3+.031+1.9+5.8+.070+2.9+4.0
Charles Oakley 82 34.3 12.4 4.0 9.0 13.0 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.9 3.3 4.6 9.5 .483 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 4.4 .727
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:+5+2.1+19.3+1.5+2.9+4.4+1.0+0.4-1.2-0.3+6.8+15.7+.005+2.4+5.2+.444+3.3+5.8+.216
Charles Oakley 10 37.3 10.1 3.9 8.9 12.8 3.2 0.6 0.4 1.8 3.3 4.0 9.1 .440 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 2.4 .875

Season 4

Paolo Banchero Charles Oakley
Season 2025-261988-89
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+77+4.2+10.1+3.0+1.5+1.5+0.7+0.7+1.2-0.2-0.9+1.8+7.2+.108+0.5+3.2+.092+6.0+8.1+.023
Charles Oakley 82 31.8 12.9 4.2 6.3 10.5 2.3 1.3 0.2 3.0 3.3 5.2 10.2 .510 0.1 0.6 .250 2.4 3.1 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
Charles Oakley 9 33.2 9.7 4.8 6.4 11.2 1.2 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.4 3.9 8.1 .479 0.1 0.2 .500 1.8 2.7 .667

Additional Years

* Charles Oakley played 15 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 19, from 1990 to 2004—Charles Oakley played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 15 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Charles Oakley got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game