Paolo Banchero vs. Rusty LaRue Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rusty LaRue 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

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 2 years in the NBA, 3 less than Rusty LaRue, who played 5. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Rusty LaRue had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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 achivements, 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 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24
Rusty LaRue 5 1 1997-98 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Rusty LaRue
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
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
Rusty LaRue 14 10.0 3.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 3.5 .408 0.3 1.1 .250 0.4 0.6 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rusty LaRue ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Rusty LaRue
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
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
Rusty LaRue 43 17.0 4.7 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.8 5.0 .359 0.7 2.1 .337 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
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
Rusty LaRue ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Rusty LaRue
Season -1999-00
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rusty LaRue 4 32.3 9.3 0.3 2.3 2.5 2.8 1.8 0.0 1.8 2.3 3.8 10.8 .349 0.5 3.5 .143 1.3 1.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rusty LaRue ------- --- ----------

Note: Rusty LaRue didn't play in 2000-01.

Season 4

Paolo Banchero Rusty LaRue
Season -2001-02
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rusty LaRue 33 16.4 5.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.2 0.5 0.2 1.3 1.8 2.2 5.6 .395 0.5 1.5 .340 0.9 1.1 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rusty LaRue 4 13.3 5.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 4.0 .375 0.5 1.3 .400 1.5 2.5 .600

Note: Rusty LaRue didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 5

Paolo Banchero Rusty LaRue
Season -2003-04
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rusty LaRue 4 5.5 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 .333 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Rusty LaRue ------- --- ----------