Paolo Banchero vs. Mike Conley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mike Conley 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 Mike Conley.

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 Mike Conley 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 8.4 points more than Mike Conley in his 19 seasons (22.4 points against 14.0). On the other hand Mike Conley scored a total of 12,017 points more than Paolo Banchero (16,473 vs. 4,456).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+8.4
4
Mike Conley 14.0
19

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,456
4
Mike Conley 16,473
+12,017
19

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 Mike Conley (+14.2 points per game) while Mike Conley scored more points (+1,159).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+14.2
2
Mike Conley 13.8
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Mike Conley 1,495
+1,159
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
+1
Mike Conley 0

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+5
Mike Conley 1

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 35
+9
Mike Conley 26

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 130
Mike Conley 250
+120

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 191
Mike Conley 851
+660

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 199
Mike Conley 1,157
+958

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Mike Conley 16
+16

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+5
Mike Conley 1

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
Mike Conley 24
+14

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Mike Conley 75
+64

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Mike Conley 104
+92

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Mike Conley 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 22.4 7.7 17.4 44.5 1.5 4.6 32.1 5.5 7.5 73.0 4 199
difference:+8.4+2.8+6.1+0.7+0.1+0.4+6.8+3.0+4.4+9.5+15+974
Mike Conley 14.0 4.9 11.3 43.8 1.6 4.2 38.9 2.5 3.1 82.5 19 1,173

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 4,456 1,538 3,457 44.5 292 911 32.1 1,088 1,490 73.0 4 199
difference:+12,017+4,247+9,752+0.7+1,639+4,056+6.8+1,884+2,112+9.5+15+974
Mike Conley 16,473 5,785 13,209 43.8 1,931 4,967 38.9 2,972 3,602 82.5 19 1,173

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:+14.2+5.5+11.2+3.7+0.7+1.2+5.8+2.5+4.0+9.6+10+96
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108

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:+1,159+389+975+3.7+143+408+5.8+238+284+9.6+10+96
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+10.6
202372
Mike Conley 9.4
200853

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+11.7
202480
Mike Conley 10.9
200982

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+13.9
202546
Mike Conley 12.0
201080

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 24.0
+10.3
20261
Mike Conley 13.7
201181

Mike Conley's additional seasons:

* Mike Conley played 17 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 21, from 2012 to 2026—he averaged 14.5 points in a total of 1,011 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.1 ppg and his lowest 3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+27.0
20247
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+29.4
20255
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP *
20260
Mike Conley 15.2
+15.2
201113
* season in progress

Mike Conley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Mike Conley played in 13 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 105 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.7 ppg and his lowest 6.