Paolo Banchero vs. Steve Francis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Francis 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

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 3 years in the NBA, 6 less than Steve Francis, who played 9. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Steve Francis had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25
Steve Francis 9 1 1999-00 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paolo Banchero Steve Francis
Season 2022-231999-00
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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:+5+2.3+2.0+0.8+2.4+1.6+2.9+0.7+0.1-1.2-0.8+0.2+1.1+.018+0.2+.047+1.8+2.7+.048
Steve Francis 77 36.1 18.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 6.6 1.5 0.4 4.0 3.0 6.5 14.5 .445 1.4 4.0 .345 3.7 4.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Paolo Banchero Steve Francis
Season 2023-242000-01
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
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:+4.9+2.7+1.4+1.4+1.1+0.9+0.2-0.2-1.5+1.1+2.4+.004+0.2+0.2+.057+0.6+1.5+.092
Steve Francis 80 39.9 19.9 2.4 4.5 6.9 6.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 3.4 6.9 15.2 .451 1.7 4.2 .396 4.5 5.5 .817
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
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Paolo Banchero Steve Francis
Season 2024-252001-02
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
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:+11+6.7+4.3+0.7+1.2+0.5+1.6+0.4+0.2-0.9-0.9+1.6+2.1+.035+0.7+2.2+.004+0.4+1.0+.046
Steve Francis 57 41.1 21.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 6.4 1.2 0.4 3.9 3.0 7.4 17.7 .417 1.2 3.7 .324 5.7 7.4 .773
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
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Steve Francis played 6 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 9, from 2003 to 2008—Steve Francis played in one postseason.

In those 6 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Steve Francis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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