Paolo Banchero vs. Scottie Barnes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scottie Barnes 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, 1 less than Scottie Barnes, who played 5. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Scottie Barnes had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Scottie Barnes 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Scottie Barnes
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Orlando MagicToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2+1.6+4.7+1.4+0.8+0.6+0.2+0.3+0.2-1.0-0.4+0.5+3.0+.065+0.4+1.4+.003+3.4+4.5+.003
Scottie Barnes 74 35.4 15.3 2.6 4.9 7.5 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.8 2.6 6.2 12.6 .492 0.8 2.6 .301 2.1 2.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
Scottie Barnes 4 33.3 12.8 1.8 7.3 9.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 4.5 10.5 .429 0.5 3.0 .167 3.3 4.0 .813

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Scottie Barnes
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Orlando MagicToronto Raptors
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:+3+0.2+7.3+1.3+1.6+0.3+0.6+0.2+0.2-1.1-0.3+2.0+4.4+.001+0.7+1.5+.058+2.6+3.8+.047
Scottie Barnes 77 34.8 15.3 2.3 4.3 6.6 4.8 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.2 6.0 13.2 .456 0.8 2.9 .281 2.5 3.2 .772
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
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Scottie Barnes
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Orlando MagicToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+14+0.5+6.0+1.3+0.5+0.7+1.3+0.5+0.9-0.2-0.1+1.5+4.1+.023+0.2+1.0+.021+2.8+4.2+.054
Scottie Barnes 60 34.9 19.9 2.4 5.9 8.2 6.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 2.0 7.5 15.7 .475 1.7 4.9 .341 3.3 4.2 .781
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
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Paolo Banchero Scottie Barnes
Season 2025-262024-25
Team Orlando MagicToronto Raptors
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 6 35.3 22.5 1.2 7.8 9.0 4.0 0.8 1.2 2.5 2.3 7.2 16.5 .434 0.8 3.8 .217 7.3 10.3 .710
difference:+59+2.5+3.2+0.5+1.8+1.3+1.8+0.6+0.2-0.3-0.6+0.1+0.1+.012+0.4+0.5+.054+3.8+5.7+.045
Scottie Barnes 65 32.8 19.3 1.7 6.0 7.7 5.8 1.4 1.0 2.8 1.7 7.3 16.4 .446 1.2 4.3 .271 3.5 4.6 .755
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Scottie Barnes played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Scottie Barnes played 1 season more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his season 5 in 2026—Scottie Barnes didn't play in the postseason.