Paolo Banchero vs. RJ Barrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of RJ Barrett 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, 3 less than RJ Barrett, who played 7. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while RJ Barrett had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
RJ Barrett 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero RJ Barrett
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
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:+16+3.4+5.7+0.3+1.6+1.9+1.1+0.2+0.2-0.6+1.5+2.6+.025+0.1+0.5+.022+2.7+2.9+.124
RJ Barrett 56 30.4 14.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 2.6 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.2 5.2 13.0 .402 1.1 3.5 .320 2.8 4.5 .614
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor RJ Barrett played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Paolo Banchero RJ Barrett
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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:+8+0.1+5.0+0.1+1.1+1.1+2.4+0.2+0.3-1.2-0.7+1.5+2.9+.014+0.2+0.1+.062+2.2+3.2+.021
RJ Barrett 72 34.9 17.6 0.9 4.8 5.8 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.6 6.5 14.7 .441 1.7 4.3 .401 2.9 3.8 .746
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:+2+5.0+12.6+1.2+0.2+1.4+1.0+0.3+0.2-4.2-0.2+4.5+7.9+.068+0.7+0.1+.114+2.9+4.0+.045
RJ Barrett 5 32.4 14.4 0.8 6.4 7.2 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.2 5.2 13.4 .388 1.6 5.6 .286 2.4 3.0 .800

Season 3

Paolo Banchero RJ Barrett
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
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:+24+0.1+5.9+0.2+1.5+1.7+1.8+0.2+0.4-0.8-0.1+2.0+2.7+.044+0.1+0.1+.022+2.0+2.6+.013
RJ Barrett 70 34.5 20.0 0.9 4.9 5.8 3.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.0 7.0 17.1 .408 2.0 5.8 .342 4.1 5.8 .714
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
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Paolo Banchero RJ Barrett
Season 2025-262022-23
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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 8 34.4 23.1 1.1 8.4 9.5 4.5 0.8 1.1 2.6 2.5 7.3 16.3 .446 1.0 4.1 .242 7.6 10.1 .753
difference:+65+0.5+3.5+0.3+4.2+4.5+1.7+0.4+0.9-0.4+0.3+0.2+.012+0.7+1.2+.068+3.6+4.7+.013
RJ Barrett 73 33.9 19.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.0 16.1 .434 1.7 5.3 .310 4.0 5.4 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
RJ Barrett 11 34.3 19.3 0.5 4.0 4.5 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.3 6.5 14.9 .433 1.8 5.5 .328 4.5 5.9 .769

Additional Years

* RJ Barrett played 3 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2024 to 2026—RJ Barrett didn't play in the postseason.