Paolo Banchero vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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 / Stats Rankings / 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, 15 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 19. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Kyle Lowry 19 11 2006-07 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paolo Banchero Kyle Lowry
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Orlando MagicMemphis Grizzlies
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+16.3+14.4+3.8+3.8+0.5+0.6+0.4-1.6-0.2+5.3+11.8+.059+0.9+3.2+.077+3.0+4.6+.155
Kyle Lowry 10 17.5 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.3 0.8 .375 2.5 2.8 .893
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Paolo Banchero Kyle Lowry
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Orlando MagicMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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+9.5+13.0+0.5+3.4+3.9+1.8+0.2+0.3-1.6-0.4+4.9+10.4+.023+1.1+2.7+.082+2.1+2.8+.027
Kyle Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.1 7.2 .432 0.4 1.7 .257 3.0 4.2 .698
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Paolo Banchero Kyle Lowry
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Orlando MagicMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+31+12.6+18.3+0.8+4.3+5.0+1.2+0.1+0.4-1.5-0.2+6.5+14.2+.017+1.6+4.6+.065+3.7+5.5+.074
Kyle Lowry 77 21.8 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 5.6 .435 0.3 1.3 .255 2.4 2.9 .801
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:+8+19.9+24.1+1.8+3.7+5.5+1.7+0.3+0.7-1.7-1.8+9.2+20.0+.102+2.1+4.2+.194+3.6+5.8+.083
Kyle Lowry 13 19.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.3 1.2 .250 1.8 2.4 .742

Season 4
Paolo Banchero Kyle Lowry
Season 2025-262009-10
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
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 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:+63+11.7+13.9+0.1+5.5+5.4+1.5+0.3+1.3-1.1-0.1+4.3+10.6+.005+0.1+1.8+.114+5.2+7.4+.077
Kyle Lowry 68 24.3 9.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 2.7 6.8 .397 0.5 2.0 .272 3.2 3.8 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Kyle Lowry played 15 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 19, from 2011 to 2025—Kyle Lowry played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 15 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:

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