Paolo Banchero vs. Lenny Wilkens Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lenny Wilkens 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, 11 less than Lenny Wilkens, who played 15. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Lenny Wilkens had his rookie season in 1960-61. 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 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
15 |
7 |
1960-61 to 1974-75 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +3 | +8.5 | +8.3 | | | +2.4 | +0.9 | | | | -0.7 | +2.3 | +5.2 | +.002 | | | | +2.6 | +3.4 | +.025 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
75 |
25.3 |
11.7 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.4 |
10.4 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.713 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lenny Wilkens |
12 |
36.4 |
14.2 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.3 |
13.8 |
.380 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.759 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +60 | +8.5 | +4.4 | | | +0.3 | +0.4 | | | | -1.3 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +.070 | | | | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.039 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
20 |
43.5 |
18.2 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
5.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
7.0 |
18.2 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.5 |
.764 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +29 | +0.1 | +14.1 | | | +2.1 | +0.3 | | | | -1.3 | +4.6 | +8.7 | +.053 | | | | +3.1 | +4.1 | +.031 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
75 |
34.3 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.4 |
11.1 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.696 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +6 | +3.0 | +15.7 | | | +2.1 | +2.1 | | | | -1.0 | +5.6 | +10.8 | +.065 | | | | +2.0 | +3.7 | +.096 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
11 |
36.4 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.2 |
14.0 |
.370 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.5 |
.755 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +73 | +3.6 | +11.0 | | | +4.7 | +1.6 | | | | -1.3 | +2.7 | +7.0 | +.011 | | | | +4.9 | +6.5 | +.010 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
78 |
32.4 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.3 |
10.4 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.7 |
.740 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lenny Wilkens |
12 |
34.4 |
14.3 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.3 |
11.9 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.759 |
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Additional Years |
* Lenny Wilkens played 11 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1965 to 1975—Lenny Wilkens played in 4 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Lenny Wilkens got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Assists Leader
7 All-Star Game
1 All-Star Game MVP
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