Paolo Banchero vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah 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, 9 less than Joakim Noah, who played 13. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 |
| Joakim Noah |
13 |
8 |
2007-08 to 2019-20 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
Jump to season:
|
|
more >>
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: | +2 | +13.1 | +13.4 | +1.2 | +2.4 | +1.3 | +2.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -1.6 | -0.1 | +4.3 | +10.6 | +.055 | +1.2 | +4.0 | | +3.7 | +4.8 | +.047 |
| Joakim Noah |
74 |
20.7 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.691 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Joakim Noah played in the postseason in their season 1 |
more >>
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: | | +10.8 | +15.9 | +2.1 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +4.1 | +0.3 | +0.8 | -2.1 | -1.1 | +5.4 | +12.9 | +.101 | +1.5 | +4.4 | | +3.6 | +4.7 | +.049 |
| Joakim Noah |
80 |
24.2 |
6.7 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.676 |
|
| 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 |
| difference: | | +1.3 | +16.9 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +4.5 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +1.5 | -3.5 | -2.4 | +6.0 | +14.0 | +.054 | +2.3 | +5.7 | | +2.6 | +3.4 | +.005 |
| Joakim Noah |
7 |
38.7 |
10.1 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
13.1 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.760 |
more >>
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: | +18 | +4.3 | +15.2 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +3.5 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +1.0 | -1.2 | -1.0 | +4.9 | +11.7 | +.052 | +1.9 | +5.9 | | +3.6 | +5.0 | +.017 |
| Joakim Noah |
64 |
30.1 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.744 |
|
| 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 |
| difference: | | +1.8 | +14.6 | +1.6 | +3.0 | +4.6 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.6 | | -0.4 | +5.2 | +14.2 | +.093 | +2.4 | +5.4 | | +1.8 | +4.4 | +.288 |
| Joakim Noah |
5 |
37.6 |
14.8 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
3.8 |
.947 |
more >>
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 |
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: | +43 | +3.2 | +11.3 | +2.6 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | +2.6 | +9.0 | +.123 | +0.6 | +3.8 | | +5.5 | +7.3 | +.011 |
| Joakim Noah |
48 |
32.8 |
11.7 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.739 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joakim Noah |
16 |
33.1 |
8.7 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
10.2 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
.411 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.725 |
|
Additional Years |
* Joakim Noah played 9 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2012 to 2020—Joakim Noah played in 5 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Joakim Noah got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team
2 All-Defensive First Team
1 Defensive Player of the Year
2 All-Star Game
|