Paolo Banchero vs. Josh Giddey: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Josh Giddey and Paolo Banchero 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.
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Paolo Banchero has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Josh Giddey.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paolo Banchero has better scoring stats than Josh Giddey in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 3 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 8.3 points more than Josh Giddey in his 4 seasons (22.4 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 490 points more (4,432 vs. 3,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 22.4 | +8.3 | 3 |
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 4,432 | +490 | 3 |
| Josh Giddey | 3,942 | 4 | |
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 Josh Giddey (+19.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+249).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | +19.3 | 2 |
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 1 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | +249 | 2 |
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 1 | +1 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 6 | +6 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 129 | +81 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 190 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 215 | +25 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 198 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 278 | +80 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 2 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 6 | +6 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 10 | +9 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 11 | +7 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 4 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 12 | +2 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 10 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 22.4 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 44.5 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 32.0 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 73.0 | 3 | 198 |
| difference: | +8.3 | +2.0 | +5.1 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +3.8 | +5.5 | +3.4 | +1 | +82 |
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 76.4 | 4 | 280 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 4,432 | 1,531 | 3,440 | 44.5 | 291 | 908 | 32.0 | 1,079 | 1,478 | 73.0 | 3 | 198 |
| difference: | +490 | +62 | +7 | +1.9 | +28 | +60 | +1.0 | +642 | +906 | +3.4 | +1 | +82 |
| Josh Giddey | 3,942 | 1,593 | 3,433 | 46.4 | 319 | 968 | 33.0 | 437 | 572 | 76.4 | 4 | 280 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | 10.2 | 22.8 | 44.7 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 41.8 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 |
| difference: | +19.3 | +6.8 | +15.3 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +6.5 | +4.6 | +6.7 | +16.4 | +1 | +2 |
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 45.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | 122 | 273 | 44.7 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 64 | 90 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 |
| difference: | +249 | +88 | +198 | +0.6 | +16 | +33 | +6.5 | +57 | +82 | +16.4 | +1 | +2 |
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 34 | 75 | 45.3 | 12 | 34 | 35.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Josh Giddey's additional seasons: | ||||
* Josh Giddey played 1 season more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA. In that year—his season 4 in 2025—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 70 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paolo Banchero | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paolo Banchero | 27.0 | +27.0 | 2024 | 7 |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Josh Giddey's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Josh Giddey didn't play in the postseason. |