Paolo Banchero vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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.

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

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 Julius Randle 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 3.3 points more than Julius Randle in his 12 seasons (22.4 points against 19.1). On the other hand Julius Randle scored a total of 9,083 points more than Paolo Banchero (13,650 vs. 4,567).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+3.3
4
Julius Randle 19.1
12

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,567
4
Julius Randle 13,650
+9,083
12

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 Julius Randle (+8.6 points per game) while Julius Randle scored more points (+246).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+8.6
2
Julius Randle 19.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Julius Randle 582
+246
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
Julius Randle 1

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
Julius Randle 11
+5

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 36
Julius Randle 87
+51

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 134
Julius Randle 335
+201

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 196
Julius Randle 623
+427

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 204
Julius Randle 714
+510

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Julius Randle 1
+1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+5
Julius Randle 1

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
Julius Randle 17
+7

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Julius Randle 27
+16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Julius Randle 30
+18

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Julius Randle 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 22.4 7.7 17.3 44.5 1.5 4.6 31.8 5.5 7.5 72.9 4 204
difference:+3.3+0.8+2.7+2.7+0.3+1.0+1.8+1.4+2.1+2.5+8+511
Julius Randle 19.1 6.9 14.6 47.2 1.2 3.6 33.6 4.1 5.4 75.4 12 715

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 4,567 1,574 3,539 44.5 296 931 31.8 1,123 1,540 72.9 4 204
difference:+9,083+3,367+6,927+2.7+567+1,640+1.8+1,782+2,313+2.5+8+511
Julius Randle 13,650 4,941 10,466 47.2 863 2,571 33.6 2,905 3,853 75.4 12 715

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:+8.6+3.6+7.1+2.6+0.4+0.3+9.0+1.0+2.3+10.4+1+18
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

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:+246+76+197+2.6+30+110+9.0+64+67+10.4+1+18
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+18.0
202372
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+11.3
202480
Julius Randle 11.3
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+12.7
202546
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.5
+6.4
20266
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Julius Randle's additional seasons:

* Julius Randle played 8 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 21.9 points in a total of 477 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.6 ppg and his lowest 18.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+27.0
20247
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+29.4
20255
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP *
20260
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180
* season in progress

Julius Randle's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Julius Randle played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.4 points in a total of 30 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 16.6.