Paolo Banchero vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid.

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 Naz Reid 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 10.8 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (22.4 points against 11.6). On the other hand Naz Reid scored a total of 249 points more than Paolo Banchero (4,705 vs. 4,456).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+10.8
4
Naz Reid 11.6
7

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,456
4
Naz Reid 4,705
+249
7

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 Naz Reid (+18.1 points per game) while Naz Reid scored more points (+21).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+18.1
2
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Naz Reid 357
+21
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
+1
Naz Reid 0

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+6
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 35
+31
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 130
+82
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 191
Naz Reid 237
+46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 199
Naz Reid 400
+201

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Naz Reid 7
+7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+6
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
+8
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Naz Reid 20
+9

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Naz Reid 34
+22

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Naz Reid 2
+2

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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:+10.8+3.3+8.4+4.2+0.1+0.9+5.2+4.1+5.6+0.2+3+208
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.7 1.4 3.7 37.3 1.4 1.9 72.8 7 407

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:+249+243+198+4.2+277+614+5.2+514+702+0.2+3+208
Naz Reid 4,705 1,781 3,655 48.7 569 1,525 37.3 574 788 72.8 7 407

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:+18.1+6.6+15.3+2.9+0.8+1.7+3.7+4.0+5.7+5.1+1+24
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+21+6+4+2.9+25+72+3.7+16+27+5.1+1+24
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+11.0
202372
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+11.4
202480
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+17.6
202546
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 24.0
+12.5
20261
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Naz Reid's additional seasons:

* Naz Reid played 3 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 162 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.2 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+27.0
20247
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+24.6
20255
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP *
20260
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230
* season in progress

Naz Reid's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Naz Reid played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 31 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.1 ppg and his lowest 10.4.