Paolo Banchero vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy 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, 8 less than James Worthy, who played 12. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while James Worthy had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
James Worthy 12 9 1982-83 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paolo Banchero James Worthy
Season 2022-231982-83
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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:+5+8.2+6.6+0.8+2.6+1.7+2.0+0.4+0.3-0.5-0.7+0.9+5.6+.152+1.2+3.9+.048+3.7+4.5+.114
James Worthy 77 25.6 13.4 2.0 3.1 5.2 1.7 1.2 0.8 2.3 2.9 5.8 10.0 .579 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.9 .624
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor James Worthy played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Paolo Banchero James Worthy
Season 2023-241983-84
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA 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:+2+5.5+8.1+0.9+1.5+0.6+2.9+0.3-0.9-1.1+2.0+6.7+.101+1.5+4.3+.339+2.7+3.9+.034
James Worthy 82 29.5 14.5 1.9 4.4 6.3 2.5 0.9 0.9 2.2 3.0 6.0 10.9 .556 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.1 .759
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:+14+3.7+9.3+0.3+3.3+3.6+1.3+0.2+0.1-2.7-0.7+1.9+8.3+.143+2.3+5.6+.100+3.3+3.7+.146
James Worthy 21 33.7 17.7 1.7 3.3 5.0 2.7 1.3 0.5 1.9 2.7 7.8 13.0 .599 0.0 0.1 .500 2.0 3.3 .609

Season 3
Paolo Banchero James Worthy
Season 2024-251984-85
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+34+0.7+8.3+1.0+2.1+1.1+2.3+0.3+0.2-0.5-0.4+1.4+6.5+.120+1.9+5.8+.320+3.7+5.3+.049
James Worthy 80 33.7 17.6 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.5 1.1 0.8 2.5 2.5 7.6 13.3 .572 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.1 .776
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:+14+6.5+7.9+0.6+2.8+3.3+2.0+0.3+0.1-1.6-0.8+2.1+10.7+.187+2.3+5.3+.056+1.5+2.4+.017
James Worthy 19 32.9 21.5 1.8 3.2 5.1 2.2 0.9 0.7 1.4 2.8 8.7 14.1 .622 0.1 0.1 .500 3.9 5.8 .676

Season 4
Paolo Banchero James Worthy
Season 2025-261985-86
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+70+3.3+3.0+0.6+4.5+3.8+0.3+0.5+0.4-0.8-0.2+1.4+2.9+.177+0.6+3.6+.158+5.2+7.0+.021
James Worthy 75 32.7 20.0 1.8 3.3 5.2 2.7 1.1 1.0 2.0 2.6 8.4 14.5 .579 0.0 0.2 .000 3.2 4.2 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
James Worthy 14 38.5 19.6 1.6 3.1 4.6 3.2 1.1 0.7 2.6 3.1 8.6 15.5 .558 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 3.4 .681

Additional Years

* James Worthy played 8 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 1987 to 1994—James Worthy played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 8 extra years over Paolo Banchero, James Worthy got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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