Paolo Banchero vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox 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, 4 less than De'Aaron Fox, who played 8.  Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 | 
      | De'Aaron Fox | 8 | 1 | 2017-18  to 2024-25 | 
   
      
  
    
  
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	| Rookie 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 | 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: | +1 | +6.0 | +8.4 | +0.7 | +3.4 | +4.1 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.4 |  | +2.2 | +4.7 | +.015 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +.009 | +3.6 | +4.7 | +.015 | 
    | De'Aaron Fox | 73 | 27.8 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | .412 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .307 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .723 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
| * Neiher Paolo Banchero nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 1 | 
  
    
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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: | +1 | +3.6 | +5.3 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +1.9 | +0.7 |  | -0.3 | -0.6 | +1.8 | +4.0 | +.003 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +.032 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +.002 | 
    | De'Aaron Fox | 81 | 31.4 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 13.6 | .458 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .371 | 3.7 | 5.1 | .727 | 
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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 | 
  
    | De'Aaron Fox | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
  
    
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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: | +5 | +2.4 | +4.8 | +0.4 | +3.2 | +3.7 | +2.0 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | +1.3 | +3.8 | +.028 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +.028 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +.022 | 
    | De'Aaron Fox | 51 | 32.0 | 21.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 16.0 | .480 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .292 | 4.7 | 6.7 | .705 | 
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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 | 
  
    | De'Aaron Fox | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
  
    
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	| 4th 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 | 6 | 35.3 | 22.5 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 16.5 | .434 | 0.8 | 3.8 | .217 | 7.3 | 10.3 | .710 | 
      | difference: | +52 | +0.2 | +2.7 | +0.6 | +4.9 | +5.5 | +3.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -0.5 | -0.6 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +.043 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +.105 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +.009 | 
    | De'Aaron Fox | 58 | 35.1 | 25.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 19.1 | .477 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .322 | 5.2 | 7.2 | .719 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
| * Neiher Paolo Banchero nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 4 | 
  
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				| Additional Years | 
			| * De'Aaron Fox played 4 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.  In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—De'Aaron Fox played in one postseason. In those 4 extra years over Paolo Banchero, De'Aaron Fox got these achievements: | 
			
				| Honors & Awards |  1  All-NBA Third Team 
  1  Clutch Player of the Year 
  1  All-Star Game 
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