Paolo Banchero vs. Kendrick Perkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Perkins 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, 10 less than Kendrick Perkins, who played 14. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Kendrick Perkins had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Kendrick Perkins 14 9 2003-04 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Kendrick Perkins
Season 2022-232003-04
Team Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
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:+62+30.3+17.8+0.7+4.8+5.5+3.4+0.8+0.3-2.3-1.6+5.9+14.1+.106+1.2+4.0+4.9+6.5+.071
Kendrick Perkins 10 3.5 2.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.5 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Kendrick Perkins played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Kendrick Perkins
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+20+25.9+20.1+0.1+3.8+4.0+5.0+0.7-2.4-0.3+7.1+15.6+.016+1.5+4.4+4.5+6.0+.087
Kendrick Perkins 60 9.1 2.5 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 0.9 2.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .638
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:+1+32.9+25.5+1.5+6.1+7.6+4.0+1.1+0.1-4.1-0.8+9.0+20.5+.344+2.3+5.7+5.1+6.5+.422
Kendrick Perkins 6 4.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .333

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Kendrick Perkins
Season 2024-252005-06
Team Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+22+14.8+20.7+1.0+2.5+1.6+3.8+0.5+0.9-1.4-0.8+7.0+15.9+.063+1.9+5.9+4.9+6.5+.112
Kendrick Perkins 68 19.6 5.2 2.1 3.9 5.9 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.6 2.9 2.0 3.9 .515 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .615
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
Kendrick Perkins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Paolo Banchero Kendrick Perkins
Season 2025-262006-07
Team Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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 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:+66+13.4+18.0+0.4+4.2+3.8+2.7+0.5+0.1-0.9-0.7+5.4+12.8+.057+0.8+3.8+6.5+8.9+.110
Kendrick Perkins 72 21.9 4.5 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.0 1.8 3.7 .491 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Kendrick Perkins played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Kendrick Perkins played 10 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2008 to 2018—Kendrick Perkins played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.