Paolo Banchero vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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 Kenyon Martin.

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 Kenyon Martin 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 10 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (22.3 points against 12.3). On the other hand Kenyon Martin scored a total of 4,516 points more than Paolo Banchero (9,325 vs. 4,809).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.3
+10.0
4
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,809
4
Kenyon Martin 9,325
+4,516
15

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 Kenyon Martin (+15.1 points per game) while Kenyon Martin scored more points (+1,105).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+15.1
2
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+1,105
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
+1
Kenyon Martin 0

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+6
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 36
+32
Kenyon Martin 4

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 141
+28
Kenyon Martin 113

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 206
Kenyon Martin 481
+275

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 216
Kenyon Martin 731
+515

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Kenyon Martin 26
+26

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+3
Kenyon Martin 3

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
Kenyon Martin 21
+11

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Kenyon Martin 74
+63

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Kenyon Martin 108
+96

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Kenyon Martin 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 22.3 7.6 17.2 44.5 1.4 4.5 31.5 5.6 7.6 73.3 4 216
difference:+10.0+2.5+6.6+3.8+1.3+4.1+8.1+3.6+4.4+10.4+11+541
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 4,809 1,650 3,711 44.5 309 980 31.5 1,200 1,637 73.3 4 216
difference:+4,516+2,225+4,320+3.8+243+698+8.1+309+761+10.4+11+541
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757

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:+15.1+5.0+11.8+2.3+2.3+5.3+28.9+2.8+3.8+3.2+9+100
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112

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:+1,105+457+960+2.3+24+36+28.9+215+321+3.2+9+100
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+8.0
202372
Kenyon Martin 12.0
200168

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+7.7
202480
Kenyon Martin 14.9
200273

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+9.2
202546
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200377

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.9
+4.2
202618
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 11 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2005 to 2015—he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 474 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+10.2
20247
Kenyon Martin 16.8
200220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+10.5
20255
Kenyon Martin 18.9
200320

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP *
20260
Kenyon Martin 19.1
+19.1
200411
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 61 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.4 ppg and his lowest 4.5.