Paolo Banchero vs. Tom Kozelko Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Kozelko 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, 1 less than Tom Kozelko, who played 3. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Tom Kozelko had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Tom Kozelko 3 3 1973-74 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Tom Kozelko
Season 2022-231973-74
Team Orlando MagicCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Tom Kozelko 49 11.7 2.9 1.1 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 - 1.7 1.2 2.7 .444 - - - 0.5 0.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko 7 8.3 3.3 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.4 1.9 .769 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Tom Kozelko
Season 2023-241974-75
Team Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost NBA Finals
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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
Tom Kozelko 73 10.3 2.1 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 - 1.7 0.8 2.3 .359 - - - 0.4 0.5 .861
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
Tom Kozelko 13 4.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.4 0.8 .455 - - - 0.3 0.4 .800

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Tom Kozelko
Season -1975-76
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Conf Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko 67 8.7 1.7 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 - 1.1 0.7 1.5 .485 - - - 0.3 0.4 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko 5 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.2 .000 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000