Paolo Banchero vs. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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 4 years in the NBA, 9 less than Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who played 13. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:

1-2-3-4

Rookie Season
Paolo Banchero Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2022-232013-14
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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:+8+14.0+14.1+0.7+4.2+4.9+3.0+0.1+0.3-2.4-0.4+4.4+9.8+.031+0.5+1.7+.021+4.9+6.6+.032
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 80 19.8 5.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.8 2.3 5.8 .396 0.7 2.3 .319 0.6 0.8 .770
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Paolo Banchero Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
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+3.5+9.9+0.4+3.4+3.8+4.1+0.2+0.4-2.0-0.1+3.2+5.7+.054+0.4+1.0+.006+3.8+5.1+.029
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 31.5 12.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.0 4.8 11.9 .401 1.9 5.4 .345 1.3 1.9 .696
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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Paolo Banchero Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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:+30+2.3+11.4+0.2+3.6+3.8+3.0+0.6+0.4-1.6-0.1+3.7+7.2+.032+0.4+1.0+.011+3.7+5.4+.084
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 36.7 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 12.6 .420 1.5 4.9 .309 2.4 3.0 .811
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:+1+0.9+14.1+1.9+2.2+4.1+1.4+1.2+0.5-2.5-1.8+5.3+12.3+.005+0.6+1.4+4.1+6.4+.055
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 40.3 15.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 5.5 12.5 .440 3.0 6.8 .444 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 4
Paolo Banchero Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2025-262016-17
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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 1 35.0 24.0 0.0 11.0 11.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 7.0 17.0 .412 1.0 3.0 .333 9.0 12.0 .750
difference:+75+1.7+10.2+0.7+8.5+7.7+1.5+0.2+0.8-0.9-0.6+2.1+4.8+.013+1.0+2.8+.017+7.0+9.6+.082
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 33.3 13.8 0.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.6 4.9 12.2 .399 2.0 5.8 .350 2.0 2.4 .832
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 9 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2018 to 2026—Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

Share: