Paolo Banchero vs. Pascal Siakam: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pascal Siakam 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 Pascal Siakam.

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 Pascal Siakam 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 4.4 points more than Pascal Siakam in his 10 seasons (22.4 points against 18.0). On the other hand Pascal Siakam scored a total of 6,901 points more than Paolo Banchero (11,357 vs. 4,456).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+4.4
4
Pascal Siakam 18.0
10

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,456
4
Pascal Siakam 11,357
+6,901
10

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 Pascal Siakam (+9.9 points per game) while Pascal Siakam scored more points (+1,348).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+9.9
2
Pascal Siakam 18.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Pascal Siakam 1,684
+1,348
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
Pascal Siakam 1

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+1
Pascal Siakam 5

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 35
Pascal Siakam 71
+36

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 130
Pascal Siakam 281
+151

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 191
Pascal Siakam 504
+313

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 199
Pascal Siakam 616
+417

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Pascal Siakam 14
+14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
Pascal Siakam 8
+2

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
Pascal Siakam 39
+29

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Pascal Siakam 80
+69

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Pascal Siakam 91
+79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Pascal Siakam 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:+4.4+0.8+3.6+5.4+0.4+1.4+1.9+2.4+3.4+3.1+6+431
Pascal Siakam 18.0 6.9 13.8 49.9 1.1 3.2 34.0 3.1 4.1 76.1 10 630

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:+6,901+2,806+5,254+5.4+403+1,134+1.9+886+1,104+3.1+6+431
Pascal Siakam 11,357 4,344 8,711 49.9 695 2,045 34.0 1,974 2,594 76.1 10 630

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:+9.9+3.1+8.3+4.3+1.3+2.3+10.9+2.4+3.5+0.8+5+81
Pascal Siakam 18.1 7.1 14.5 49.0 1.0 3.3 30.9 2.9 4.0 71.9 7 93

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:+1,348+538+1,073+4.3+67+240+10.9+205+284+0.8+5+81
Pascal Siakam 1,684 660 1,346 49.0 95 307 30.9 269 374 71.9 7 93

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+15.8
202372
Pascal Siakam 4.2
201755

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+15.3
202480
Pascal Siakam 7.3
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+9.0
202546
Pascal Siakam 16.9
2019NBA Champion80

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 24.0
+1.1
20261
Pascal Siakam 22.9
202060

Pascal Siakam's additional seasons:

* Pascal Siakam played 7 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 11, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 22.0 points in a total of 434 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Pascal Siakam 0.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+20.4
20247
Pascal Siakam 6.6
201810

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+10.4
20255
Pascal Siakam 19.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP *
20260
Pascal Siakam 17.0
+17.0
202011
* season in progress

Pascal Siakam's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Pascal Siakam played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.3 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 20.5.