Paolo Banchero vs. Horace Grant Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Horace Grant 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, 13 less than Horace Grant, who played 17. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Horace Grant had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 |
| Horace Grant |
17 |
13 |
1987-88 to 2003-04 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +9 | +11.2 | +12.3 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.7 | -0.5 | +3.6 | +9.3 | +.074 | +1.2 | +4.0 | | +4.1 | +5.2 | +.112 |
| Horace Grant |
81 |
22.6 |
7.7 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.501 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.626 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Horace Grant |
10 |
29.9 |
10.1 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
.568 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.600 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 | +0.6 | +10.6 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +3.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.5 | -1.3 | +2.9 | +7.7 | +.064 | +1.5 | +4.3 | +.339 | +3.3 | +4.5 | +.021 |
| Horace Grant |
79 |
35.6 |
12.0 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
8.6 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.704 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +10 | +0.6 | +16.2 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -2.8 | -2.0 | +5.5 | +13.1 | +.062 | +2.3 | +5.7 | | +2.9 | +4.1 | +.045 |
| Horace Grant |
17 |
36.8 |
10.8 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
9.8 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
8.2 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.800 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +34 | | +12.5 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -0.8 | +3.4 | +9.1 | +.071 | +1.9 | +5.9 | | +3.9 | +5.2 | +.028 |
| Horace Grant |
80 |
34.4 |
13.4 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
7.9 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
10.7 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.699 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +11 | +0.9 | +17.2 | +2.2 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +5.7 | +14.9 | +.074 | +2.4 | +5.3 | +.444 | +3.3 | +4.9 | +.036 |
| Horace Grant |
16 |
38.5 |
12.2 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
9.9 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.623 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +73 | +2.1 | +10.2 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -0.2 | +1.9 | +8.0 | +.145 | +0.6 | +3.7 | +.009 | +5.9 | +7.6 | +.039 |
| Horace Grant |
78 |
33.9 |
12.8 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
9.4 |
.547 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.711 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Horace Grant |
17 |
39.2 |
13.3 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
8.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
9.2 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.733 |
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Additional Years |
* Horace Grant played 13 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 1992 to 2004—Horace Grant played in 9 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Horace Grant got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  4 All-Defensive Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion