OG Anunoby vs. Paolo Banchero: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Paolo Banchero and OG Anunoby to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Paolo Banchero has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by OG Anunoby.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paolo Banchero has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while OG Anunoby scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 3 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 9.5 points more than OG Anunoby in his 8 seasons (22.4 points against 12.9). On the other hand OG Anunoby scored a total of 1,901 points more than Paolo Banchero (6,333 vs. 4,432).

Points Per Game

Seasons
OG Anunoby 12.9
8
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+9.5
3

Total Points

Seasons
OG Anunoby 6,333
+1,901
8
Paolo Banchero 4,432
3

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than OG Anunoby (+14.5 points per game) while OG Anunoby scored more points (+392).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 13.5
5
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+14.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 728
+392
5
Paolo Banchero 336
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 0
Paolo Banchero 1
+1

40+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 1
Paolo Banchero 6
+5

30+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 12
Paolo Banchero 35
+23

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 105
Paolo Banchero 129
+24

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 301
+111
Paolo Banchero 190

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 477
+279
Paolo Banchero 198

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 15
+15
Paolo Banchero 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 0
Paolo Banchero 6
+6

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 13
+3
Paolo Banchero 10

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 37
+26
Paolo Banchero 11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 54
+42
Paolo Banchero 12

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 0
Paolo Banchero 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
OG Anunoby 12.9 4.8 10.2 47.4 1.8 4.7 37.5 1.4 1.9 76.1 8 492
difference:+9.5+2.9+7.2+2.9+0.3+0.1+5.5+4.0+5.6+3.1+5+294
Paolo Banchero 22.4 7.7 17.4 44.5 1.5 4.6 32.0 5.4 7.5 73.0 3 198

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
OG Anunoby 6,333 2,382 5,021 47.4 863 2,299 37.5 706 928 76.1 8 492
difference:+1,901+851+1,581+2.9+572+1,391+5.5+373+550+3.1+5+294
Paolo Banchero 4,432 1,531 3,440 44.5 291 908 32.0 1,079 1,478 73.0 3 198

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
OG Anunoby 13.5 4.9 10.7 46.0 1.9 5.0 37.3 1.7 2.3 73.8 5 54
difference:+14.5+5.3+12.1+1.3+0.4+0.6+4.5+3.6+5.2+2.7+3+42
Paolo Banchero 28.0 10.2 22.8 44.7 2.3 5.6 41.8 5.3 7.5 71.1 2 12

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
OG Anunoby 728 267 580 46.0 101 271 37.3 93 126 73.8 5 54
difference:+392+145+307+1.3+73+204+4.5+29+36+2.7+3+42
Paolo Banchero 336 122 273 44.7 28 67 41.8 64 90 71.1 2 12

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 5.9
201874
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+14.1
202372

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.0
2019NBA Champion67
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+15.6
202480

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 10.6
202069
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+15.3
202546

OG Anunoby's additional seasons:

* OG Anunoby played 5 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 282 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 14.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.9
+7.9
201810
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
2019NBA Champion0
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+27.0
20247

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 10.5
202011
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+18.9
20255

OG Anunoby's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, OG Anunoby played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 33 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.3 ppg and his lowest 15.1.