Paolo Banchero vs. De'Andre Hunter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Andre Hunter 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 / Games against each other

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 3 years in the NBA, 3 less than De'Andre Hunter, who played 6. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while De'Andre Hunter had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25
De'Andre Hunter 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero De'Andre Hunter
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+9+1.8+7.7+0.5+1.9+2.4+1.9+0.1+0.2-1.2-0.7+2.3+4.8+.017+0.5+0.8+.057+3.8+5.1+.026
De'Andre Hunter 63 32.0 12.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.7 4.8 .355 1.7 2.3 .764
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor De'Andre Hunter played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Paolo Banchero De'Andre Hunter
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+57+5.5+7.6+0.3+1.9+2.1+3.5+0.1+0.1-1.8-0.7+2.8+6.8+.029+0.2+0.3+.013+1.9+3.3+.134
De'Andre Hunter 23 29.5 15.0 0.7 4.0 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.8 .484 1.3 4.1 .326 3.2 3.7 .859
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:+2+7.0+16.2+1.6+3.0+4.6+3.4+0.9-3.2-0.2+6.1+12.3+.056+1.1+2.5+.025+2.9+3.8+.005
De'Andre Hunter 5 30.4 10.8 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.2 3.2 .375 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 3

Paolo Banchero De'Andre Hunter
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+7+4.6+12.5+0.6+3.6+4.2+3.5+0.1+0.2-1.7-0.8+4.2+9.0+.010+0.5+2.2+.059+3.7+5.3+.038
De'Andre Hunter 53 29.8 13.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.8 10.8 .442 1.4 3.7 .379 2.4 3.1 .765
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:+4.4+8.2+2.0+2.6+4.6+3.6+0.2+0.6-0.8-0.4+3.0+10.8+.122+0.2+.018+2.2+4.2+.141
De'Andre Hunter 5 35.0 21.2 0.4 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 14.0 .557 2.4 5.2 .462 3.2 4.0 .800

Additional Years

* De'Andre Hunter played 3 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2023 to 2025—De'Andre Hunter played in two Playoffs.